Question

3x^2+14x+8

Answer 1

What is the question asking you to determine?

Answer 2

factor

Answer 3

I would factor by grouping...

Answer 4

is that where you determine 2 numbers that add up to the x coefficient and multiply out to the product of the outer two numbers?

Answer 5

Nope.

Answer 6

Actually... Do you know the quadratic equation? It would make it a lot easier, just slower.

Answer 7

If you were to use the grouping method,
3x^2+14x+8
Multiply a and c to get 24
12 x 2 = 24
(12 x 2) is from the 14. (12+2=14)
Then, you can separate the equation into
(3x^2+12x)+(2x+8)
This simplifies into
3x(x+4)+2(x+4)
You can then combine them to make
(3x+2)(x+4)

Answer 8

Kinda vague, but tell me if you need help understanding it.