SOLUTION: need to solve this problem but have no idea where to start 12(a+b)^2 + 29(a+b) + 15

Question 240898: need to solve this problem but have no idea where to start
12(a+b)^2 + 29(a+b) + 15
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
need to solve this problem but have no idea where to start
12(a+b)^2 + 29(a+b) + 15
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This is a quadratic equation with (a+b) being the variable.
Let w = a+b
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Rewrite the equation using "w"
12w^2 + 29w + 15
Factor:
(4w+3)(3w+5)
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Rewrite the factors using a+b:
(4(a+b)+3)(3(a+b)+5)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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