Question

How do you factor the expression `2x^2-3x-2`?

Answer 1

`(x-2)(2x+1)`

Explanation:

Solving these types of questions takes a lot of practice

Factors of 2 are {1,2}

and `-(2xx2)+(1xx1)=-3`

`=>(x-2)(2x+1)`

Check:

`x^2+x-4x-2 ->x^2-3x-2` it works