Question

factor 36x^2 + 24x -24

Answer 1

36x^2 + 24x -24
=12(3x^2+2x-2)

Answer 2

So then whats the factor of 3x^2 +2x -2?

Answer 3

There are no rational factors.

Answer 4

What are the irrational factors? If any

Answer 5

\[ (x+(\sqrt(7)+1)/3)(3x-\sqrt(7)+1)\]

Answer 6

If you are asked to factor 6 you would say 2*3, not sqrt(3)*sqrt(12)

=12(3x^2+2x-2) I think this should be an acceptable final solution

Answer 7

I think he understood that, but for curiosity, he wanted to know what the irrational factors are.