Question

factor 294-6x^2

Answer 1

hmmm..when you see these kinds of problem...like you see a square and a minus sign...the first thing that shoudl come to your head is (a+b)(a-b) = a^2 - b^2...but 6 isn't a perfect square...can you do something about it? :D

Answer 2

no..i dk can you

Answer 3

i'll factor out 6 so x^2 can be a perfect square :D try..

Answer 4

LL5732, factor out the 6.

Answer 5

2 and 3

Answer 6

i meant to say factor out the 6.

Answer 7

i dk im confused

Answer 8

divide both terms by 6.

Answer 9

is it 49-x^2

Answer 10

Yes thats correct but don't forget the 6
6(49-x^2) Now you have the difference of two perfect squares that lgbasallote was pointing out to you. You can factor the difference of two squares Look at the earlier post that was submitted regarding that.

Answer 11

I will repeat it here:\[a ^{2}-b ^{2}=(a+b)(a-b)\]

Answer 12

thank you!

Answer 13

In this case the two perfect squares are 49 and x^2

Answer 14

got it! thanks

Answer 15

O.K. The final answer should include the 6: 6(7+x)(7-x)