Question

3m^2 + 11x – 4 Help please

Answer 1

3(m )(m )

Answer 2

Are we factoring?

Answer 3

yeah

Answer 4

I can't find the 2 numbers):

Answer 5

Can someone please help me?

Answer 6

Well break up into two equations, but keep the 3 with the x

Answer 7

so like I did a bit ago? 3(m )(m ) ?

Answer 8

):

Answer 9

I can help :)

Answer 10

Thank you!

Answer 11

Btw you can always use the quadratic formula

Answer 12

It just doesn't make much sense to me):

Answer 13

Alright- First step is quadratic formula. Have you heard of this?

Answer 14

yup!

Answer 15

We want to make a box that looks like the following:

Answer 16

You can factor without it though @Lagoonabarbie

Answer 17

I just don't get how I can find the two numbers using the quadratic formula... not the best at math, sorry

Answer 18

Okay. Since quadratic formula is very important to know, I will show you it that way. Just stay on this chat it might take a few minutes to show you the steps for this problem.

Answer 19

ok...

Answer 20

First, you need to use the two numbers- They are 3, (Which I get from 3m^2), and -4, which I get from the last part of the equation. We are going to be using -12, (The product of -4 and 3)

Answer 21

use those numbers for what?

Answer 22

I'm sorry. We want to use 11. Not 4.

Answer 23

I'm drawing it. One minute! :)

Answer 24

So- How can we get two of the same numbers that multiply to 33, and add to 11?

Answer 25

The 33 comes from the 3 (in the 3m^2), and the 11 comes from the (11x)

Answer 26

I tried to solve it and I just couldn't do the formula, my calculator said error...

Answer 27

oh ok, i see what youre doing