Step 1 :
After factoring out $ x $ we have:
$$ 6x^{3}+7x^{2}+5x = x ( 6x^{2}+7x+5 ) $$Step 2 :
Step 2: 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 3: Multiply the leading coefficient $\color{blue}{ a = 6 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = 5} $.
$$ a \cdot c = 30 $$Step 4: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = 30 $ and add to $ b = 7 $.
Step 5: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ 30 $ are:
PRODUCT = 30 | |
1 30 | -1 -30 |
2 15 | -2 -15 |
3 10 | -3 -10 |
5 6 | -5 -6 |
Step 6: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = 7 }$
Step 7: Because none of these pairs will give us a sum of $ \color{blue}{ 7 }$, we conclude the polynomial cannot be factored.