SOLUTION: how do you simplify 15x^2+75x-1260
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Question 347687: how do you simplify 15x^2+75x-1260
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Fombitz:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression
Factor out the GCF
Now let's focus on the inner expression
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Looking at we can see that the first term is and the last term is where the coefficients are 1 and -84 respectively.
Now multiply the first coefficient 1 and the last coefficient -84 to get -84. Now what two numbers multiply to -84 and add to the middle coefficient 5? Let's list all of the factors of -84:
Factors of -84:
1,2,3,4,6,7,12,14,21,28,42,84
-1,-2,-3,-4,-6,-7,-12,-14,-21,-28,-42,-84 ...List the negative factors as well. This will allow us to find all possible combinations
These factors pair up and multiply to -84
(1)*(-84)
(2)*(-42)
(3)*(-28)
(4)*(-21)
(6)*(-14)
(7)*(-12)
(-1)*(84)
(-2)*(42)
(-3)*(28)
(-4)*(21)
(-6)*(14)
(-7)*(12)
note: remember, the product of a negative and a positive number is a negative number
Now which of these pairs add to 5? Lets make a table of all of the pairs of factors we multiplied and see which two numbers add to 5
| First Number | Second Number | Sum | | 1 | -84 | 1+(-84)=-83 |
| 2 | -42 | 2+(-42)=-40 |
| 3 | -28 | 3+(-28)=-25 |
| 4 | -21 | 4+(-21)=-17 |
| 6 | -14 | 6+(-14)=-8 |
| 7 | -12 | 7+(-12)=-5 |
| -1 | 84 | -1+84=83 |
| -2 | 42 | -2+42=40 |
| -3 | 28 | -3+28=25 |
| -4 | 21 | -4+21=17 |
| -6 | 14 | -6+14=8 |
| -7 | 12 | -7+12=5 |
From this list we can see that -7 and 12 add up to 5 and multiply to -84
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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So our expression goes from and factors further to
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Answer:
So factors to
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Jim
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Divide all terms by 15, since all terms are divisible by 3 and 5.
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