Solve 6a^2+7a-5=

$$6 a ^ { 2 } + 7 a - 5 =$$

Factor

$$\left(2a-1\right)\left(3a+5\right)$$

Solution Steps

Factor the expression by grouping. First, the expression needs to be rewritten as 6a^{2}+pa+qa-5. To find p and q, set up a system to be solved.

$$p+q=7 pq=6\left(-5\right)=-30$$

Since pq is negative, p and q have the opposite signs. Since p+q is positive, the positive number has greater absolute value than the negative. List all such integer pairs that give product -30.

$$-1,30 -2,15 -3,10 -5,6$$

Calculate the sum for each pair.

$$-1+30=29 -2+15=13 -3+10=7 -5+6=1$$

The solution is the pair that gives sum 7.

$$p=-3 q=10$$

Rewrite 6a^{2}+7a-5 as \left(6a^{2}-3a\right)+\left(10a-5\right).

$$\left(6a^{2}-3a\right)+\left(10a-5\right)$$

Factor out 3a in the first and 5 in the second group.

$$3a\left(2a-1\right)+5\left(2a-1\right)$$

Factor out common term 2a-1 by using distributive property.

$$\left(2a-1\right)\left(3a+5\right)$$

Steps Using the Quadratic Formula

Quadratic polynomial can be factored using the transformation ax^{2}+bx+c=a\left(x-x_{1}\right)\left(x-x_{2}\right), where x_{1} and x_{2} are the solutions of the quadratic equation ax^{2}+bx+c=0.

$$6a^{2}+7a-5=0$$

All equations of the form ax^{2}+bx+c=0 can be solved using the quadratic formula: \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}. The quadratic formula gives two solutions, one when ± is addition and one when it is subtraction.

$$a=\frac{-7±\sqrt{7^{2}-4\times 6\left(-5\right)}}{2\times 6}$$

Square 7.

$$a=\frac{-7±\sqrt{49-4\times 6\left(-5\right)}}{2\times 6}$$

Multiply -4 times 6.

$$a=\frac{-7±\sqrt{49-24\left(-5\right)}}{2\times 6}$$

Multiply -24 times -5.

$$a=\frac{-7±\sqrt{49+120}}{2\times 6}$$

Add 49 to 120.

$$a=\frac{-7±\sqrt{169}}{2\times 6}$$

Take the square root of 169.

$$a=\frac{-7±13}{2\times 6}$$

Multiply 2 times 6.

$$a=\frac{-7±13}{12}$$

Now solve the equation a=\frac{-7±13}{12} when ± is plus. Add -7 to 13.

$$a=\frac{6}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$a=\frac{1}{2}$$

Now solve the equation a=\frac{-7±13}{12} when ± is minus. Subtract 13 from -7.

$$a=-\frac{20}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{-20}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$a=-\frac{5}{3}$$

Factor the original expression using ax^{2}+bx+c=a\left(x-x_{1}\right)\left(x-x_{2}\right). Substitute \frac{1}{2} for x_{1} and -\frac{5}{3} for x_{2}.

$$6a^{2}+7a-5=6\left(a-\frac{1}{2}\right)\left(a-\left(-\frac{5}{3}\right)\right)$$

Simplify all the expressions of the form p-\left(-q\right) to p+q.

$$6a^{2}+7a-5=6\left(a-\frac{1}{2}\right)\left(a+\frac{5}{3}\right)$$

Subtract \frac{1}{2} from a by finding a common denominator and subtracting the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.

$$6a^{2}+7a-5=6\times \frac{2a-1}{2}\left(a+\frac{5}{3}\right)$$

Add \frac{5}{3} to a by finding a common denominator and adding the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.

$$6a^{2}+7a-5=6\times \frac{2a-1}{2}\times \frac{3a+5}{3}$$

Multiply \frac{2a-1}{2} times \frac{3a+5}{3} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.

$$6a^{2}+7a-5=6\times \frac{\left(2a-1\right)\left(3a+5\right)}{2\times 3}$$

Multiply 2 times 3.

$$6a^{2}+7a-5=6\times \frac{\left(2a-1\right)\left(3a+5\right)}{6}$$

Cancel out 6, the greatest common factor in 6 and 6.

$$6a^{2}+7a-5=\left(2a-1\right)\left(3a+5\right)$$

Steps Using Direct Factoring Method

Quadratic equations such as this one can be solved by a new direct factoring method that does not require guess work. To use the direct factoring method, the equation must be in the form x^2+Bx+C=0.This is achieved by dividing both sides of the equation by 6

$$x ^ 2 +\frac{7}{6}x -\frac{5}{6} = 0$$

Let r and s be the factors for the quadratic equation such that x^2+Bx+C=(x−r)(x−s) where sum of factors (r+s)=−B and the product of factors rs = C

$$r + s = -\frac{7}{6} rs = -\frac{5}{6}$$

Two numbers r and s sum up to -\frac{7}{6} exactly when the average of the two numbers is \frac{1}{2}*-\frac{7}{6} = -\frac{7}{12}. You can also see that the midpoint of r and s corresponds to the axis of symmetry of the parabola represented by the quadratic equation y=x^2+Bx+C. The values of r and s are equidistant from the center by an unknown quantity u. Express r and s with respect to variable u. <div style='padding: 8px'><img src='https://opalmath.azureedge.net/customsolver/quadraticgraph.png' style='width: 100%;max-width: 700px' /></div>

$$r = -\frac{7}{12} - u s = -\frac{7}{12} + u$$

To solve for unknown quantity u, substitute these in the product equation rs = -\frac{5}{6}

$$(-\frac{7}{12} - u) (-\frac{7}{12} + u) = -\frac{5}{6}$$

Simplify by expanding (a -b) (a + b) = a^2 – b^2

$$\frac{49}{144} - u^2 = -\frac{5}{6}$$

Simplify the expression by subtracting \frac{49}{144} on both sides

$$-u^2 = -\frac{5}{6}-\frac{49}{144} = -\frac{169}{144}$$

Simplify the expression by multiplying -1 on both sides and take the square root to obtain the value of unknown variable u

$$u^2 = \frac{169}{144} u = \pm\sqrt{\frac{169}{144}} = \pm \frac{13}{12}$$

The factors r and s are the solutions to the quadratic equation. Substitute the value of u to compute the r and s.

$$r =-\frac{7}{12} - \frac{13}{12} = -1.667 s = -\frac{7}{12} + \frac{13}{12} = 0.500$$

Evaluate

$$\left(2a-1\right)\left(3a+5\right)$$