Question

can someone please explain to me how to use factoring in solving quadratic equations and possibly provide an example so I can see the steps?

Answer 1

Heya!

Answer 2

you should see in each equation what is comman and get that as a comman element (factor) for example
3x+6=0
for factoring this you may see what is comman , we can see that 3 is comman
and it will be the factoring:
3(x+2)

Answer 3

HI Saif!!!!!!

Answer 4

let us take the example 3x² - 5x -8 = 0
let us write the general form ax² + bx + c = 0
so we write given equation as 3x² + (-5)x + (-8) = 0

first we shud find product of a and c, here a=3 and c = -8
so a*c = 3 * (-8) = -24

Answer 5

ok.

Answer 6

can you explain it in words as well Harkiat?

Answer 7

pls tell me which part is unclear??

Answer 8

from the given quadratic equation, we have to first locate values of a and c and find their product...

Answer 9

so using factoring is finding a common number?

Answer 10

no, it is finding factors of the product ac so that their sum is equal to b, where
a is coefficient of x²
b is coefficient of x and
c is the constant

Answer 11

do u hv a SKYPE or YAHOO MESSANGER id where we can have voice chat
it will be easier and quicker that way....

Answer 12

i do have yahoo messenger, but i don't know if voice will work on this computer but we can try

Answer 13

i have both on my home computer

Answer 14

downloading SKYPE will hardly take 5 minutes...

Answer 15

or you can go into your yahoo email acoount and yahoo msngr is availbl there too

Answer 16

my yahoo msngr id is hakki.mesho

Answer 17

i am on a work computer I can't do that. but I can use yahoo messenger

Answer 18

I am trying to figure out how to add you on this new yahoo mail thing.

Answer 19

can u use voice chat in yahoo msnger???

Answer 20

i think so.

Answer 21

i don't know i can't fgigure the one out from my email. let me go to my computer one it does more.

Answer 22

yea but it doesn't give me an option to add anymore
try to add me rachel_manring

Answer 23

i figured it out but it won't let me add you

Answer 24

rachel, still there????