Step 1 :
After factoring out $ -1 $ we have:
$$ -16x^{2}+383x+24 = - ~ ( 16x^{2}-383x-24 ) $$Step 2 :
Step 2: Identify constants $ a $ , $ b $ and $ c $.
$ a $ is a number in front of the $ x^2 $ term $ b $ is a number in front of the $ x $ term and $ c $ is a constant. In this case:
Step 3: Multiply the leading coefficient $\color{blue}{ a = 16 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = -24} $.
$$ a \cdot c = -384 $$Step 4: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = -384 $ and add to $ b = -383 $.
Step 5: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ -384 $ are:
| PRODUCT = -384 | |
| -1 384 | 1 -384 |
| -2 192 | 2 -192 |
| -3 128 | 3 -128 |
| -4 96 | 4 -96 |
| -6 64 | 6 -64 |
| -8 48 | 8 -48 |
| -12 32 | 12 -32 |
| -16 24 | 16 -24 |
Step 6: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = -383 }$
| PRODUCT = -384 and SUM = -383 | |
| -1 384 | 1 -384 |
| -2 192 | 2 -192 |
| -3 128 | 3 -128 |
| -4 96 | 4 -96 |
| -6 64 | 6 -64 |
| -8 48 | 8 -48 |
| -12 32 | 12 -32 |
| -16 24 | 16 -24 |
Step 7: Replace middle term $ -383 x $ with $ x-384x $:
$$ 16x^{2}-383x-24 = 16x^{2}+x-384x-24 $$Step 8: Apply factoring by grouping. Factor $ x $ out of the first two terms and $ -24 $ out of the last two terms.
$$ 16x^{2}+x-384x-24 = x\left(16x+1\right) -24\left(16x+1\right) = \left(x-24\right) \left(16x+1\right) $$