Question

would you set 16t^2-9 equal to 0 to factor as a trinomial?

Answer 1

You will get
(4t-3)(4t+3)

Answer 2

do you mind drawing that out for me because I don't really understand how to get it?

Answer 3

I did something wrong

Answer 4

You sure the question says "equal to 0 to factor"

Answer 5

it says factor

Answer 6

You did factor right, perhaps they meant to solve for t by factoring and setting equal to zero?

Answer 7

It just says factor?

Answer 8

Factor the expression

Answer 9

Ok then I did do it right.

Answer 10

ok, then you don't need to set to zero to factor it, i suppose.

Answer 11

does the question have the zero and the trinomial part?

Answer 12

just the trinomial

Answer 13

ok, then needhelpinmath first answer is right. you would only set it to zero if you were trying to solve for the t.
This means (4t-3)=0 and (4t+3)=0 and solve for t. But if the question is really only asking for factor, then needhelpinmath's first answer is enough. :)

Answer 14

thanks:]

Answer 15

\[16t^2-9\]
Ones of this type follow the format \[(at-b)(at+b)=a^2t-b^2\]
Here, the 16 gives \[16=a^2\] so the a=4.
Then, the 9 gives \[9=b^2 \] so b=3.
hope this helps some :)

Answer 16

it does thank you very much

Answer 17

welcome ! :)

Answer 18

that was probably the process that needhelpinmath used to get to his/her factored solution.