Step 1 :
After factoring out $ x $ we have:
$$ 6x^{3}+11x^{2}-3x = x ( 6x^{2}+11x-3 ) $$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 $\color{blue}{ a = 6 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = -3} $.
$$ a \cdot c = -18 $$Step 4: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = -18 $ and add to $ b = 11 $.
Step 5: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ -18 $ are:
| PRODUCT = -18 | |
| -1 18 | 1 -18 |
| -2 9 | 2 -9 |
| -3 6 | 3 -6 |
Step 6: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = 11 }$
Step 7: Because none of these pairs will give us a sum of $ \color{blue}{ 11 }$, we conclude the polynomial cannot be factored.