Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 6 - Factoring, Solving Equations, and Problem Solving - Chapter 6 Review Problem Set - Page 273: 15

Answer

$(2x-y)(x+2y)$

Work Step by Step

In accordance with the rules of factoring trinomials, we need to find two variables whose product is $-4x^{2}y^{2}$ and whose sum is $3xy$. A little searching determines that these numbers are $-1xy$ and $4xy$. Therefore, we can express the middle term $3xy$ as $(-1xy+4xy)$ and proceed to factoring by grouping: $2x^{2}+3xy-2y^{2}$ =$2x^{2}-1xy+4xy-2y^{2}$ =$x(2x-y)+2y(2x-y)$ =$(2x-y)(x+2y)$
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