Step 1 :
After factoring out $ x^{3} $ we have:
$$ 3x^{5}+4x^{4}-2x^{3} = x^{3} ( 3x^{2}+4x-2 ) $$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 $\color{blue}{ a = 3 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = -2} $.
$$ a \cdot c = -6 $$Step 4: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = -6 $ and add to $ b = 4 $.
Step 5: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ -6 $ are:
| PRODUCT = -6 | |
| -1 6 | 1 -6 |
| -2 3 | 2 -3 |
Step 6: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = 4 }$
Step 7: Because none of these pairs will give us a sum of $ \color{blue}{ 4 }$, we conclude the polynomial cannot be factored.