#1245 · Algebra · Quadratics

Linear factors of quadratic in two variables

Find the values of $m$ which will make $2 x^{2} + m x y + 3 y^{2} - 5 y - 2$ equivalent to the product of two linear factors.

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. IX. The Theory of Quadratic Equations, Examples IX.c, No. 2

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).