Question

What is the factored form of 16x^2 – 16x – 12?

Answer 1

Is this an = Y ewuation? Or is it = 0?

Answer 2

It doesn't matter if it is. I know what the answer is. Can you tell me what you think it is or how would you start the problem.

Answer 3

Yeah, I'm trying to learn it, not just know the answer, but if you have the answer, that's great also.

Answer 4

So what is the first step that you have been taught so far?

Answer 5

Rewrite it or if that's done or not, which I am not sure if it is, factor out the gcf of each pair of terms.

Answer 6

16x^2 – 16x – 12 Most of the times these can be factored as complete squares

And by this they mean to rewrite it like this (ax + b) (cx + d)

Answer 7

where a b c d are constants

Answer 8

when you multiply the two xs together you want it to equal 16x^2

Answer 9

so it will be either 4x and 4x or -4x and -4x

Answer 10

Yeah, I get that, but It's still pretty hard for me, as the book is kinda confusing.

Answer 11

What about 2x?

Answer 12

you can try 2x and 8x.

Answer 13

It would totally matter if it was =0

Answer 14

(4x -6)(4x +2)

Answer 15

We are trying to factor out not solve for x. And this is not even an equation at all.

Answer 16

(4x -6)(4x +2) That's the answer it's kinda hard for me to explain but you should look at more simpler examples first just to refresh your memory. Sorry I can't help that much

Answer 17

Yeah I see what you mean, thanks tho, there's like one more, if you can help me on that one?

Answer 18

Its five questions, I did three of them myself. There's another one tho that I am stuck on.