Question

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

Answer 1

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)`.