Question

factor the trinomial

Answer 1

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Answer 2

\[12x^2 + 5x - 2\]

Answer 3

What two numbers add up to term B and multiply to term C

Answer 4

In other words, what two numbers add up to 5, and multiply up to -2?

Answer 5

@Pawtpie Are you sure that technique works in this case?

Answer 6

? i confused

Answer 7

Never mind, I don't think my suggestion helps with this type of problem

Answer 8

\[12x^{2}+8x+3x-2\]
Factor it by grouping now.

Answer 9

this is a little hard

Answer 10

No my son, \[(12x^{2}+8x)+(3x-2)\]Factor each bracket separately.

Answer 11

(3x+2)(4x-1)?

Answer 12

Excellent!

Answer 13

You have factored the trinomial.

Answer 14

so i just had to ignore the 5x?

Answer 15

I made a mistake will the sign! Sorry we need to start over. :(

Answer 16

Should be \[12x^{2}+8x-3x-2x\]
The 5x has been expressed as 8x-2x.

Answer 17

8x-3x*

Answer 18

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Answer 19

ok thanks

Answer 20

i got it now