Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 10 - Cumulative Review - Page 359: 30

Answer

$(2x+1)(x-4)$

Work Step by Step

Checking the factors of $ac=2*-4=-8$, we find that the only factors that give $-7$ are $1$ and $-8$ as follows $$ 2x^2 - 7x - 4=(2x+1)(x-4) .$$
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