Question

Please Help: Factoring Trinomials Word Problem!

Answer 1

I have to create two questions and their answers for a (math) gameshow.

Answer 2

For example:
Question for Host: x2 + 6x + 5 is the product of these two binomials
Expected Question from Contestant: What is (x + 5)(x + 1)?

Answer 3

The 1st problem I came up with was as follows:
Question for Host: y6 + y9 + 5 is the product of these two binomials?
Expected Question from Contestant: What is (y + 3)(y + 3)?
Would that be correct?

Answer 4

what are y6 and y9 ?

Answer 5

and no...

Answer 6

Ohhh it would be:
y2 + y9 + 6?

Answer 7

you should use,
y^2 -sum y +product =0

Answer 8

what you have used is y^2+product y +sum =0 which is incorrect.

Answer 9

Ok thanks . . . again x's 4(?) :D

Answer 10

thank me after you get your question fully done...
so, what you get now ?

Answer 11

Well I just wanted to know if I was right or wrong,
but now I guess I would get
y^2 - 6y +9

Answer 12

why -6 ,it'll be +6 ,right ?
(y+3)(y+3)=y^2+6x+9

Answer 13

Umm yes I guess :)
And that would be because 3*3=9 & 3 + 3 = 6

Answer 14

oh...that sum was for sum of roots,
for (x+3)(x+3), roots are -3,-3
sum = -3+(-3) = -6 and product = -3*-3 = 9

Answer 15

So in the end I would get:
Question for Host: y^2 + 6x + 9 is the product of these two binomials?
Expected Question from Contestant: What is (y + 3)(y + 3)?

Answer 16

yes, thats correct.

Answer 17

just a typo,
y^2+6y+9

Answer 18

Now can I thank you?

Answer 19

lol :P ok...as you wish,,,

Answer 20

Ok thanks . . . again x's 5(?) :D

Answer 21

welcome ^_^