How do you factor the trinomial #5x^2 - 3x - 26 = 0#? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Factorization of Quadratic Expressions 1 Answer Konstantinos Michailidis Feb 4, 2016 It is #(x+2)*(5x-13)=0# Explanation: You can factor this as follows #5x^2-3x-26=0=>5x^2+(10)x-13x-26=0=> 5x(x+2)-13(x+2)=0=>(x+2)*(5x-13)=0# Answer link Related questions How do you factor trinomials? What is factorization of quadratic expressions? How do you factor quadratic equations with a coefficient? What are some examples of factoring quadratic expressions? How do you check that you factored a quadratic correctly? How do you factor #x^2+16x+48#? How do you factor #x^2-9x+20#? Question #3fdac How do you factor #8+z^6#? There is no GCF to be factor out, so is there another method to complete this? How do you factor #2t^2+7t+3#? See all questions in Factorization of Quadratic Expressions Impact of this question 1435 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License