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OpenStudy (ibbutibbu.):
Can someone help me with factoring?
4x^3 + 43x^2 + 30x
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
first factor out of x, can you do that for me?
OpenStudy (ibbutibbu.):
x ( 4x^2 + 43x + 30 ) ?
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
yes
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
now, lets focus on just the 4x²+43x+30
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
you know that if you choose
(2x )(2x )
that is not going to give an odd coefficient 43 in a middle term,
therefore you have to choose
(4x )(x )
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
and you know that you have
(4x + 1)(x + )
(2 pluses, because your trinomial is positive entirely)
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
now you have to choose two constant factors of 30 to fill it in.
OpenStudy (ibbutibbu.):
The factors are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30
OpenStudy (ibbutibbu.):
I think
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
yes, possible picks
1 & 30
2 & 15
3 & 10
5 & 6
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
4x²+43x+30
(4x + )(x + )
OpenStudy (ibbutibbu.):
The rule it that a+b=43 and ab=30?
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
yes
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
beautiful
OpenStudy (ibbutibbu.):
im not entirely sure
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
30×1=30, but 30 & 1 don't make the a+b=43
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
one note/addition
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
`(4)a+(1)b=43`
and
`ab=30`
OpenStudy (ibbutibbu.):
the 10 +3
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
you multiply on of the numbers by 4 and the other by 1
(multiplying by coefficients of x, just as you would if you were to expand it)
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OpenStudy (ibbutibbu.):
bc 4(10) + 3 = 43
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
yes,
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
4x²+43x+30
(4x + )(x + )
fill it for me please...
OpenStudy (ibbutibbu.):
(4x + 10)(x + 3) ?
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
wait,
this would give a middle term of
(10 • x) + (4x • 3) = 10x+12x=22x
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
the other way around
OpenStudy (ibbutibbu.):
so (4x + 3)(x + 10) ?
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
yes
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
(4x•10)+(x•3)=40x+3x=43x
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
4x³ + 43x² + 30x
x ( 4x² + 43x + 30 )
x (4x + 3)(x + 10)
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
` x (4x + 3)(x + 10) ` is it.... you can't factor it more.
DONE
OpenStudy (ibbutibbu.):
thx so much
OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
yw