Question

factor this trinomial completely
-12x^3+45x^2+12x

Answer 1

first factor out -x I would suggest then try to factor the quaratic trinomial
I want see how you would do it

Answer 2

how?

Answer 3

if you factor -x what do you get?

Answer 4

pretty much take the lost common value from each of the common variables

Answer 5

-3x(4x^2-15x-4)

Answer 6

try to factor now the term 4x^2-15x-4

Answer 7

curious x think you can answer my question lol

Answer 8

yeah I trying to go slow with him lol

Answer 9

that works slow and steady wins the race lol

Answer 10

the last one looks now easy to factor

Answer 11

i use the diamond to factor it lol

Answer 12

@17jackra

Answer 13

also known as snowflake method and a few other names lol

Answer 14

what is diamond, I'm different math background lol, sometimes I come across terminology that i hear for the first time hahha

Answer 15

haha alright lemme show you

Answer 16

ok

Answer 17

@17jackra, are you still there? I would like you to continue to problem and see how you do

Answer 18

the problem*

Answer 19

thats the method not sure if you have seen that before

Answer 20

Oh I have seen this of course

Answer 21

haha yup that is what i usually use :)

Answer 22

can you continue with him I'm coming back

Answer 23

if he comes back sure

Answer 24

it is a good shortcut trick of course

Answer 25

ok I'm coming back

Answer 26

I'm just correcting the answer, it should be D. I was not paying attention and missed it

Answer 27

a. -3(4x+1)(x-4)
b.-3x(2x+1)(2x-4)
c.-3x(4x+1)(x-4)
d.-3(2x+1)(2x-4)

Answer 28

Oh no im sorry, i'm correcting to you, I was with onther person with different problem lol

Answer 29

your answer is A did you got that

Answer 30

No actually C -3x not -x

Answer 31

Today i'm drunk haha I keep missing stuff lol

Answer 32

I thin you got c right?

Answer 33

Oh, sorry for that, but you got the idea?