How do you factor $2x^2-11x-36$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-04T00:34:47

can't be factored

$D = b^2 - 4ac = 121 + 288 = 409$
Since D = 409 is not a perfect square, this trinomial can't be factored.

How do you factor 2x^2-11x-362x^2-11x-36?