SOLUTION: please help me solve: 4x^2+24x+9 i need to be able to factor it can you help?

Question 336163: please help me solve: 4x^2+24x+9 i need to be able to factor it can you help?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Looking at the expression , we can see that the first coefficient is , the second coefficient is , and the last term is .

Now multiply the first coefficient by the last term to get .

Now the question is: what two whole numbers multiply to (the previous product) and add to the second coefficient ?

To find these two numbers, we need to list all of the factors of (the previous product).

Factors of :
1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36
-1,-2,-3,-4,-6,-9,-12,-18,-36

Note: list the negative of each factor. This will allow us to find all possible combinations.

These factors pair up and multiply to .
1*36 = 36
2*18 = 36
3*12 = 36
4*9 = 36
6*6 = 36
(-1)*(-36) = 36
(-2)*(-18) = 36
(-3)*(-12) = 36
(-4)*(-9) = 36
(-6)*(-6) = 36

Now let's add up each pair of factors to see if one pair adds to the middle coefficient :

First Number	Second Number	Sum
1	36	1+36=37
2	18	2+18=20
3	12	3+12=15
4	9	4+9=13
6	6	6+6=12
-1	-36	-1+(-36)=-37
-2	-18	-2+(-18)=-20
-3	-12	-3+(-12)=-15
-4	-9	-4+(-9)=-13
-6	-6	-6+(-6)=-12

From the table, we can see that there are no pairs of numbers which add to . So cannot be factored.

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Answer:

So doesn't factor at all (over the rational numbers).

So is prime.

If you need more help, email me at jim_thompson5910@hotmail.com

Also, feel free to check out my website.

Jim
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