It seems that $ 2x^{2}-5x+33 $ cannot be factored out.
Step 1: Identify constants $ a $ , $ b $ and $ c $.
$ a $ is a number in front of the $ x^2 $ term $ b $ is a number in front of the $ x $ term and $ c $ is a constant. In this case:
Step 2: Multiply the leading coefficient $\color{blue}{ a = 2 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = 33} $.
$$ a \cdot c = 66 $$Step 3: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = 66 $ and add to $ b = -5 $.
Step 4: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ 66 $ are:
PRODUCT = 66 | |
1 66 | -1 -66 |
2 33 | -2 -33 |
3 22 | -3 -22 |
6 11 | -6 -11 |
Step 5: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = -5 }$
Step 6: Because none of these pairs will give us a sum of $ \color{blue}{ -5 }$, we conclude the polynomial cannot be factored.