SOLUTION: Solve for x a)tx^2+(3-2t)x-6 = 0 Can you please help me out? Thanks so much in advance:) Can you also show the steps it would really help me understand:)

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Question 750150: Solve for x
a)tx^2+(3-2t)x-6 = 0
Can you please help me out? Thanks so much in advance:)
Can you also show the steps it would really help me understand:)

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It appears to be factorable. Multiplying two binomials gives you initially four terms, and often you will be able to combine two of the terms into one like-term.

Would this factorization work?


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Would this factorization work?


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Examine those very carefully and you see that one of them matches your equation's left member and one of them does not match. Pick the one that works and continue to solve for x.

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