Algebra Factoring

Question

Having a spot of trouble with this one...Need to factor it.

y= -2x^2 + 4x + 3

Answer 1

You're having trouble because it's not factorable. If you run it through the quadratic formula you get:

x = 2/3 ± (√10)/3

So it "factors" to:

y = (x - (2/3+(√10)/3) (x - (2/3 - (√10)/3))