How do you factor #3h ^ { 2} - 30h - 33#?

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May 16, 2017

Answer: #3(h-11)(h+1)#

Explanation:

Factor #3h^2-30h-33#

First we can see that each term has a common factor of #3# which we can factor out:
#=3(h^2-10h-11)#

Now, we can more easily factor (two numbers multiplied together is -11 and added together is -10):
#=3(h-11)(h+1)#

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