Question

Given the trinomial 5x2 − 2x − 3, predict the type of solutions.

Answer 1

$5x^2 - 2x - 3$ 

$5x^2+3x-5x-3$ 

$x(5x+3)-(5x+3)$ 

$(5x+3)(x-1)$ 

Factoring is the only solution.