Question

14c^2 - 19c - 3
a=14
b=-19
c=-3
a*c=-42
14c^2 - 6c + 7c - 3
What do I do now?
Factoring Trinomials where "a" does not equal 1

Answer 1

Wait...something is wrong

Answer 2

The middle two terms are not supposed to be 7c and -6c

b is -19 those terms don't add up.

Answer 3

What did you do?

Answer 4

Not sure, but i think when I was trying to get the 2 numbers that are supposed to add up to "b", i used the numbers that multiply to get -42.

Answer 5

14*3 = 42 so you didn't multiply wrong

Answer 6

Are you sure -19 is the middle term?

Answer 7

Yes.

Answer 8

Hold on a sec

Answer 9

Okay, well I found it it shouldn't have been this difficult

Answer 10

14c^2 - 21c + 2c -3

7c(2c - 3) + 1(2c-3)
(2c-3)(7c+1)

Answer 11

I'm going to bed. I'm tired, I didn't even finish my own homework and I didn't watch Smallville. Also my dinner was horrible.

Answer 12

same here. but my dinner was alright. Hope tomorrow's dinner is better.

Answer 13

I would show you how to find the middle two terms (without fail) but it's time consuming and you probably wouldn't understand

Answer 14

I will be alright, you can go to bed and get your rest. Good Night and have a good sleep.

Answer 15

Maybe tomorrow, but I'll at least leave you with the formula: