7x squared -5x -2 = 0

Please explain how you factored. Not sure seeing as how i cannot find factors of -2 that add up to become -5
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7x squared -5x -2 = 0

The expression is: 7x^2 - 5x - 2

Factors of 7 are 7 and 1.

Factors of 2 are 2 and 1.

The expression factorises as: (7*x + 2)(1*x - 1) or (7x + 2)(x - 1)

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