SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem 2x^2-14x+3x-21

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Question 199786: Please help me solve this problem 2x^2-14x+3x-21
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming you want to factor


Start with the given expression


Group like terms


Factor out the GCF out of the first group. Factor out the GCF out of the second group


Since we have the common term , we can combine like terms


So factors to



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Answer by RAY100(1637)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
when there are four terms, try factoring by grouping
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2x^3 -14x +3x -21
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2x (x-7) +3(x-7},,,,,,like ab +cb= (a+c)b ,,,but b=(x-7)
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(2x+3) (x-7)
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check by subst x=1 in original and answer, ok

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