Step 1 :
After factoring out $ 3 $ we have:
$$ 15y^{2}-39y+24 = 3 ( 5y^{2}-13y+8 ) $$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 $\color{blue}{ a = 5 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = 8} $.
$$ a \cdot c = 40 $$Step 4: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = 40 $ and add to $ b = -13 $.
Step 5: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ 40 $ are:
| PRODUCT = 40 | |
| 1 40 | -1 -40 |
| 2 20 | -2 -20 |
| 4 10 | -4 -10 |
| 5 8 | -5 -8 |
Step 6: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = -13 }$
| PRODUCT = 40 and SUM = -13 | |
| 1 40 | -1 -40 |
| 2 20 | -2 -20 |
| 4 10 | -4 -10 |
| 5 8 | -5 -8 |
Step 7: Replace middle term $ -13 x $ with $ -5x-8x $:
$$ 5x^{2}-13x+8 = 5x^{2}-5x-8x+8 $$Step 8: Apply factoring by grouping. Factor $ 5x $ out of the first two terms and $ -8 $ out of the last two terms.
$$ 5x^{2}-5x-8x+8 = 5x\left(x-1\right) -8\left(x-1\right) = \left(5x-8\right) \left(x-1\right) $$