Question

how do you factor the trinomial
3x^2-19x+6

Answer 1

is there an y common factors?

Answer 2

thats spose to be "any" not "an y" :)

Answer 3

i dont think theres any y common fatctors it just said factor the trinomial (:

Answer 4

theres no x in common and they aint got numbers in common so thats step one

Answer 5

the next sep I do is multiply the first and last numbers

Answer 6

6(3) = 18

factors of 18 that add up to 19 are?

1 and 18

Answer 7

set up

(x-18/3)(x-1/3) thats pretty much it; simplify the fractions and if theres still a denom, put it back in front

Answer 8

i do the same thing with this problem?
49^2-21x+2