Question

Factor: 6x^(1/2) + 7x^(1/4) + 1

Answer 1

Try and factor 6x^(2) + 7x + 1 first

Answer 2

yes try that good job meverett!

Answer 3

find two number whose sum is 7 and product is 6

Answer 4

(6x + 1)(x + 1)

what next?

Answer 5

you got the answer replace x by x^1/4

Answer 6

notice

x times x equals x^2

and

x^(1/4) times x^(1/4) = x^(1/2)

Therefore

(6x^1/2 + 1)(x^1/2 + 1)

Answer 7

wait no

Answer 8

replace x^1/2 with x^1/4

Answer 9

(6x^1/4 + 1)(x^1/4 + 1)

Answer 10

most importent make shore to do it in the right order