Question

How do you factor `2(2r^2-5r-6)`?

Answer 1

See solution below.

Explanation:

Since this trinomial is of the form `ax^2 + bx + c, a != 1, 0`, we have to find two numbers that multiply to the product of `a xx c` and two numbers that add to b.

There are no 2 numbers that multiply to -12 and that add to -5. As a result, this polynomial is factored completely and cannot be simplified any further.

Hopefully this helps!