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Factor 2x^2 + 7x + 3: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step expanding and factoring video lesson with captions. Final answer: (2x + 1)(x + 3).

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.3 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Worked example
$2x^{2} + 7x + 3$
2. Step by step
1. $2x^{2} + 7x + 3$
  Write the polynomial in standard form
2. $2x^{2} + 7x + 3 = 2x^2 + 6x + 1x + 3$
  Use the AC method
3. Factor by grouping
4. $(2x + 1)(x + 3)$
  Write the complete factorization
3. The answer
$(2x + 1)(x + 3)$
2x^2 + 7x + 3 = (2x + 1)(x + 3)
4. Check
- Expanding (2x + 1)(x + 3) gives back 2x^2 + 7x + 3.

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: 2x squared plus 7x plus 3. Factor a polynomial over the rational numbers.

Step by step. Write the polynomial in standard form. Use the AC method. Multiply a times c equals 2 times 3 equals 6. Find two numbers whose product is 6 and whose sum is b equals 7: 6 and 1. Factor by grouping. Group the first two and last two terms, factor each group, then factor out the common binomial. The roots are negative 3 and negative 1 over 2. Write the complete factorization.

The answer. So the answer is (2x plus 1)(x plus 3). 2x squared plus 7x plus 3 factors completely over the rationals as (2x plus 1)(x plus 3).

Check. Expanding (2x plus 1)(x plus 3) gives back 2x squared plus 7x plus 3.

About expanding and factoring

Expand products of brackets and factor polynomials completely.

Factor 2x^2 + 7x + 3: Animated Step-by-Step Lesson