Factor the trinomial.
-$5 x ^ { 2 } + 3 x - 2$
A) $( 5 x + 1 ) ( x - 2 )$
B) $( 5 x + 2 ) ( x - 1 )$
C) $( 5 x - 2 ) ( x + 1 )$
D) $( 5 x - 1 ) ( x + 2 )$

Name: Factor the trinomial. -$5 x ^ { 2 } + 3 x - 2$ A) $( 5 x + 1 ) ( x - 2 )$ B) $( 5 x + 2 ) ( x - 1 )$ C) $( 5 x - 2 ) ( x + 1 )$ D) $( 5 x - 1 ) ( x + 2 )$
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The correct factorization of the trinomial $5x^2 + 3x - 2$ is $(5x - 2)(x + 1)$. Expanding this gives $5x^2 + 5x - 2x - 2 = 5x^2 + 3x - 2$, which matches the original trinomial.

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