It seems that $ 3x^{2}+14x-15 $ cannot be factored out.
Step 1: 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 2: Multiply the leading coefficient $\color{blue}{ a = 3 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = -15} $.
$$ a \cdot c = -45 $$Step 3: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = -45 $ and add to $ b = 14 $.
Step 4: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ -45 $ are:
| PRODUCT = -45 | |
| -1 45 | 1 -45 |
| -3 15 | 3 -15 |
| -5 9 | 5 -9 |
Step 5: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = 14 }$
Step 6: Because none of these pairs will give us a sum of $ \color{blue}{ 14 }$, we conclude the polynomial cannot be factored.