QUESTION 4 • 1 POINT Factor the following trinomial by grouping: $-54x^2 - 15x - 1$. Give your answer in the form $(ax + b)(cx + d)$. Provide your answer below:
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First, let's rewrite the trinomial by factoring out -1 to make the leading coefficient positive: $-54x^2 - 15x - 1 = -(54x^2 + 15x + 1)$ Now we need to factor the trinomial $54x^2 + 15x + 1$. We are looking for two numbers that multiply to $54 \times 1 = 54$ and Show more…
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