Im having trouble mid-term breaking this....

-3x ^2 + 10x - 4

Can someone do it and explain?
In know that we have to multiply 3 & 4 and then we have to find 2 integers which multiply up to the product of 3 & 4 and add/subtract to 10. But I can't seem to do it...

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Im having trouble mid-term breaking this....

-3x ^2 + 10x - 4

Can someone do it and explain?
In know that we have to multiply 3 & 4 and then we have to find 2 integers which multiply up to the product of 3 & 4 and add/subtract to 10. But I can't seem to do it...

anonymous · Answer

$$-3 x^2+10 x-4 $$ cannot be factored.

disco619 · Answer

Then what should we do to solve this?

anonymous · Answer

Quadratic Formula http://www.purplemath.com/modules/quadform.htm

disco619 · Answer

OOOOH YES! I remember!

Thanks!!

anonymous · Answer

$$x=\frac{1}{3} \left(5\pm \sqrt{13}\right) $$You should verify the above yourself.

disco619 · Answer

K, i have studied this. Just was out of my mind...