Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Factoring Trinomials - Exercise Set - Page 363: 116

Answer

$(2x+1)(x-1)$

Work Step by Step

$2x^2-x-1=2x^2+x-2x-1=x(2x+1)-1(2x+1)=(2x+1)(x-1)$
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