SOLUTION: factor completley p2+2pq-24q2

Question 357489: factor completley p2+2pq-24q2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Looking at we can see that the first term is and the last term is where the coefficients are 1 and -24 respectively.

Now multiply the first coefficient 1 and the last coefficient -24 to get -24. Now what two numbers multiply to -24 and add to the middle coefficient 2? Let's list all of the factors of -24:

Factors of -24:
1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24

-1,-2,-3,-4,-6,-8,-12,-24 ...List the negative factors as well. This will allow us to find all possible combinations

These factors pair up and multiply to -24
(1)*(-24)
(2)*(-12)
(3)*(-8)
(4)*(-6)
(-1)*(24)
(-2)*(12)
(-3)*(8)
(-4)*(6)

note: remember, the product of a negative and a positive number is a negative number

Now which of these pairs add to 2? Lets make a table of all of the pairs of factors we multiplied and see which two numbers add to 2

First Number	Second Number	Sum
1	-24	1+(-24)=-23
2	-12	2+(-12)=-10
3	-8	3+(-8)=-5
4	-6	4+(-6)=-2
-1	24	-1+24=23
-2	12	-2+12=10
-3	8	-3+8=5
-4	6	-4+6=2

From this list we can see that -4 and 6 add up to 2 and multiply to -24

Now looking at the expression , replace with (notice adds up to . So it is equivalent to )

Now let's factor by grouping:

Group like terms

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

Since we have a common term of , we can combine like terms

So factors to

So this also means that factors to (since is equivalent to )

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Answer:
So factors to

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