Question

Can anyone factor this?? I'm a little lost tysm!!!! 5x^2+12x+4 5x 2 +12x+4

Answer 1

For a polynomial of the form ax^2+bx+c rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is a⋅c=5⋅4=20 and whose sum is b=12.

Factor 12 out of 12x.

5x^2+12(x)+4

Rewrite 12 as 2 plus 10

5x^2+(2+10)x+4

Apply the distributive property.

5x^2+2x+10x+4

Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.

Group the first two terms and the last two terms.

(5x^2+2x)+10x+4

Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.

x(5x+2)+2(5x+2)

Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, 5x+25x+2.

(5x+2)(x+2)