Step 1 :
After factoring out $ 2 $ we have:
$$ 2x^{2}+38x+70 = 2 ( x^{2}+19x+35 ) $$Step 2 :
Step 2: Identify constants $ \color{blue}{ b }$ and $\color{red}{ c }$. ( $ \color{blue}{ b }$ is a number in front of the $ x $ term and $ \color{red}{ c } $ is a constant). In our case:
$$ \color{blue}{ b = 19 } ~ \text{ and } ~ \color{red}{ c = 35 }$$Now we must discover two numbers that sum up to $ \color{blue}{ 19 } $ and multiply to $ \color{red}{ 35 } $.
Step 3: Find out pairs of numbers with a product of $\color{red}{ c = 35 }$.
PRODUCT = 35 | |
1 35 | -1 -35 |
5 7 | -5 -7 |
Step 4: Because none of these pairs will give us a sum of $ \color{blue}{ 19 }$, we conclude the polynomial cannot be factored.