SOLUTION: need help on factoring this polynominal 4s+6st-14st^2

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Question 54062: need help on factoring this polynominal 4s+6st-14st^2
Answer by AnlytcPhil(1116) About Me  (Show Source):
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need help on factoring this polynominal

4s+6st-14st^2

4s + 6st - 14stē

Arrange it in descending powers of t

-14stē + 6st + 4s

Factor out -2s

-2s(7tē - 3t - 2)

That trinomial won't factor,
so you are done.

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If your problem had been this instead:

4s + 10st - 14stē

Arrange it in descending powers of t

-14stē + 10st + 4s

Factor out -2s

-2s(7tē - 5t - 2)

-2s(7t + 2)(t - 1)

Edwin