SOLUTION: If -2(x+3)^2=(x+3)(ax+b), what are a and b?

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Question 169361: If -2(x+3)^2=(x+3)(ax+b), what are a and b?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-2%28x%2B3%29%5E2=%28x%2B3%29%28ax%2Bb%29 divide both sides by x+3
-2%28x%2B3%29=ax%2Bb
:
-2x-6=ax+b
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in this format you can see that a=-2 and b=-6