Question

How do you factor the trinomial `5x^2- 16x + 12`?

Answer 1

`=(x-2)(5x-6)`

Explanation:

`5x^2-16x+12`
`=5x^2-10x-6x+12`
`=5x(x-2)-6(x-2)`
`=(x-2)(5x-6)`