Question

How do you factor `6x^2+5x+1`?

Answer 1

`(3x + 1)(2x + 1)`

Explanation:

To factor this quadratic you need to look at coefficients for the `x` terms. You need to look for combinations of integers which add to 5 and multiply to 6, such as 3 and 2:

`(3x + 1)(2x + 1)`