Asked by wILLAY

Factor the polynomial:

2x^2+18x+14

How do you do it?

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Answered by wILLAY
can SOMEONE HELP ME!!
Answered by Steve
2x^2+18x+14
2(x^2+9x+7)

This does not factor. There are no factors of 7 that add to 9.

Use the Quadratic Theorem if you want to find the roots, but is does not factor using integers.

Since the roots are (-9±√53)/2 It factors as

2(x-(-9-√53)/2)(x-(-9+√53)/2)

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