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Start with the given expression.
Factor out the GCF
.
Now let's try to factor the inner expression
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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
:
1,7,49
-1,-7,-49
Note: list the negative of each factor. This will allow us to find all possible combinations.
These factors pair up and multiply to
.
1*49 = 49
7*7 = 49
(-1)*(-49) = 49
(-7)*(-7) = 49
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 | 49 | 1+49=50 |
| 7 | 7 | 7+7=14 |
| -1 | -49 | -1+(-49)=-50 |
| -7 | -7 | -7+(-7)=-14 |
From the table, we can see that the two numbers
and
add to
(the middle coefficient).
So the two numbers
and
both multiply to
and add to
Now replace the middle term
with
. Remember,
and
add to
. So this shows us that
.
Replace the second term
with
.
Group the terms into two pairs.
Factor out the GCF
from the first group.
Factor out
from the second group. The goal of this step is to make the terms in the second parenthesis equal to the terms in the first parenthesis.
Combine like terms. Or factor out the common term
Condense the terms.
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So
then factors further to
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Answer:
So
completely factors to
.
In other words,
.
Note: you can check the answer by expanding
to get
or by graphing the original expression and the answer (the two graphs should be identical).
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put this solution on YOUR website!solve the equation: -2h^2 - 28h - 98 = 0
You can greatly simplify this be dividing both sides by -2, then you have
h^2 + 14h + 49 = 0
this easily factors to:
(h + 7)(h + 7) = 0
so we have
h = -7
:
:
Check this in the original equation
-2(-7^2) - 28(-7) - 98 = 0
-2(49) + 196 - 98
-98 + 196 - 98 = 0 confirms our solution of h = -7
You can
put this solution on YOUR website!What you missed is the factoring of the equation. In order to
factor it, you need to find the roots. the roots are where the
graph of the equation intersects the x-axis. That is also
where
, so I can say
Now set
Divide through by
One way to factor this is with the quadratic formula
Use this formula when the equation is in the form
Plug in these values:
and also
In this case you have a double root, both are
I can write them as:
and
Multiplying out,
So, I have found the 2 factors.
The graph of the equation is:
(