Question

What is the value of the coefficient "b" when the quadratic equation y = (3x − 5)(2x + 3) is written in standard form?

Answer 1

@nubeer

Answer 2

@nincompoop

Answer 3

okay you are given a factored form so you just have to re-write it in standard form

Answer 4

are you familiar with the "FOIL" method?

Answer 5

yea .. i get 6x + 9x - 10x - 15

Answer 6

are you sure, it's a quadratic equation
\[ax^2+bx+c=0\]

Answer 7

you're multiplying
(3x)(2x) = 3*2*x*x

Answer 8

6^2

Answer 9

6x^2 sorry