Question

How do you factor `6x^2+8x-30`?

Answer 1

`6x^2+8x-30`
Factor out 2
`2(3x^2+4x-15)`

Answer 2

`(3x -5)(2x +6)`

Takes a little bit of experimentation sometimes.

Explanation:

`(3x -5)(2x +6) =6x^2 -10x +18x -30`

`= 6x^2 +8x-30`