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 $\color{blue}{ a = 6 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = -25} $.
$$ a \cdot c = -150 $$Step 3: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = -150 $ and add to $ b = 5 $.
Step 4: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ -150 $ are:
| PRODUCT = -150 | |
| -1 150 | 1 -150 |
| -2 75 | 2 -75 |
| -3 50 | 3 -50 |
| -5 30 | 5 -30 |
| -6 25 | 6 -25 |
| -10 15 | 10 -15 |
Step 5: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = 5 }$
| PRODUCT = -150 and SUM = 5 | |
| -1 150 | 1 -150 |
| -2 75 | 2 -75 |
| -3 50 | 3 -50 |
| -5 30 | 5 -30 |
| -6 25 | 6 -25 |
| -10 15 | 10 -15 |
Step 6: Replace middle term $ 5 x $ with $ 15x-10x $:
$$ 6x^{2}+5x-25 = 6x^{2}+15x-10x-25 $$Step 7: Apply factoring by grouping. Factor $ 3x $ out of the first two terms and $ -5 $ out of the last two terms.
$$ 6x^{2}+15x-10x-25 = 3x\left(2x+5\right) -5\left(2x+5\right) = \left(3x-5\right) \left(2x+5\right) $$