$${\mathtt{8}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{{\mathtt{y}}}^{{\mathtt{2}}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{26}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{y}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{15}}$$What is the best way to factor: 8y^2 +26y +15
+980 The quadratic formula is ususally an option but here I would probably do this:
$$8y^2 + 26y + 15$$
( Note that 8 does not go easily into the other terms, making factorising by straight up removing the 8 out of the question. Instead we can look at the product of 8 and 15, with the intention of splitting 25 up into 2 terms which can then be factorised. What 2 numbers add to make 26 and multiply to make (8*15) 120? 6 and 20)
$$8y^2 + 6y + 20y + 15$$
( Now we factorise in pairs)
$$2y(4y + 3) + 5(4y + 3)$$
$$(2y + 5)(4y + 3)$$
YAY :)
Just to check.....
$$(2y + 5)(4y + 3)$$
$$(2y\times{4y}) + (2y\times{3}) + (5\times{4y}) + (5\times{3})$$ (FOIL)
$$8y^2 + 6y + 20y + 15$$
$$8y^2 + 26y + 15$$
+980 The quadratic formula is ususally an option but here I would probably do this:
$$8y^2 + 26y + 15$$
( Note that 8 does not go easily into the other terms, making factorising by straight up removing the 8 out of the question. Instead we can look at the product of 8 and 15, with the intention of splitting 25 up into 2 terms which can then be factorised. What 2 numbers add to make 26 and multiply to make (8*15) 120? 6 and 20)
$$8y^2 + 6y + 20y + 15$$
( Now we factorise in pairs)
$$2y(4y + 3) + 5(4y + 3)$$
$$(2y + 5)(4y + 3)$$
YAY :)
Just to check.....
$$(2y + 5)(4y + 3)$$
$$(2y\times{4y}) + (2y\times{3}) + (5\times{4y}) + (5\times{3})$$ (FOIL)
$$8y^2 + 6y + 20y + 15$$
$$8y^2 + 26y + 15$$
