Question

How do you factor `5x^2+23x+24`?

Answer 1

`(5x + 8)(x + 3)`

Explanation:

To factor this quadratic equation we must play with multiplies of `5` (5x1, 1x5) and multipliers of 24 (1x24, 2x12, 3x8, 4x6, 6x4, 8x3, 12x2, 24x1) when combine add up to 23:

`(5x + 8)(x + 3)`