Question:
Resolve each of the following quadratic trinomial into factor:
3x2 + 22x + 35
Solution:
The given expression is $3 \mathrm{x}^{2}+22 \mathrm{x}+35$. (Coefficient of $\mathrm{x}^{2}=3$, coefficient of $\mathrm{x}=22$ and constant term $=35$ )
We will split the coefficient of $\mathrm{x}$ into two parts such that their sum is 22 and their product equals the product of the coefficient of $\mathrm{x}^{2}$ and the constant term, i.e., $3 \times 35=105$.
Now,
$15+7=22$
and
$15 \times 7=105$
Replacing the middle term $22 \mathrm{x}$ by $15 \mathrm{x}+7 \mathrm{x}$, we get:
$3 x^{2}+22 x+35=3 x^{2}+15 x+7 x+35$
$=\left(3 \mathrm{x}^{2}+15 \mathrm{x}\right)+(7 \mathrm{x}+35)$
$=3 \mathrm{x}(\mathrm{x}+5)+7(\mathrm{x}+5)$
$=(3 \mathrm{x}+7)(\mathrm{x}+5)$