Question

How do you factor the trinomial `5x^2 - 3x - 26 = 0`?

Answer 1

It is `(x+2)*(5x-13)=0`

Explanation:

You can factor this as follows

#5x^2-3x-26=0=>5x^2+(10)x-13x-26=0=> 5x(x+2)-13(x+2)=0=>(x+2)*(5x-13)=0#