Question

factor 6x^2+x-12=?

Answer 1

What two numbers when \(\sf \color{red}{multiplied}\) = 72, but whose \(\sf \color{green}{sum}\) = 1?

Answer 2

umm that's what I got stuck on

Answer 3

i got 6(x+?)(x-?)

Answer 4

That's not correct.
Thikn about it! What two numbers when multiplied gives you -72??
Here are your choices of numbers: 1, 2,3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 24.

Answer 5

Two of those numbers multiplied = -72.
and also, when you ADD those two numbers, they give you +1
You can do this.

Answer 6

its not -72 its -12

Answer 7

You have a 6 in front! You need to take that number into account, so you multiply -12 and 6!

Answer 8

ok but you don't have to be rude

Answer 9

You will have: 6x\(^2\)+ __?__x - __?__x -12 = 0

You are solving for ^ and ^

Answer 10

So that you can factor into groups!

Answer 11

ok i got it thank you

Answer 12

HINT: part of your answer is \(\sf \color{red}{3x-4}\). You can figure the other one out