It seems that $ 2x^{2}+6x+29 $ 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 = 29} $.
$$ a \cdot c = 58 $$Step 3: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = 58 $ and add to $ b = 6 $.
Step 4: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ 58 $ are:
PRODUCT = 58 | |
1 58 | -1 -58 |
2 29 | -2 -29 |
Step 5: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = 6 }$
Step 6: Because none of these pairs will give us a sum of $ \color{blue}{ 6 }$, we conclude the polynomial cannot be factored.