How do you factor #2px^2 + 7px +3p#?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-13T04:38:23

First, factor out the #p# to get #2px^{2}+7px+3p=p(2x^{2}+7x+3)#. Then factor the quadratic by trial and error to get #2px^{2}+7px+3p=p(2x+1)(x+3)#.