Asked by wILLAY
Factor the polynomial:
2x^2+18x+14
How do you do it?
2x^2+18x+14
How do you do it?
Answers
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)
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)