SOLUTION: Please solve by factoring or by using the quadratic formula: 3x^2-11x+6=0

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Question 380387: Please solve by factoring or by using the quadratic formula: 3x^2-11x+6=0
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Solved by pluggable solver: Quadratic Formula
Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for x:


Starting with the general quadratic





the general solution using the quadratic equation is:







So lets solve ( notice , , and )





Plug in a=3, b=-11, and c=6




Negate -11 to get 11




Square -11 to get 121 (note: remember when you square -11, you must square the negative as well. This is because .)




Multiply to get




Combine like terms in the radicand (everything under the square root)




Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver)




Multiply 2 and 3 to get 6


So now the expression breaks down into two parts


or


Lets look at the first part:





Add the terms in the numerator

Divide


So one answer is






Now lets look at the second part:





Subtract the terms in the numerator

Divide


So another answer is




So our solutions are:

or


Solved by pluggable solver: Factoring using the AC method (Factor by Grouping)


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 :

1,2,3,6,9,18

-1,-2,-3,-6,-9,-18



Note: list the negative of each factor. This will allow us to find all possible combinations.



These factors pair up and multiply to .

1*18 = 18
2*9 = 18
3*6 = 18
(-1)*(-18) = 18
(-2)*(-9) = 18
(-3)*(-6) = 18


Now let's add up each pair of factors to see if one pair adds to the middle coefficient :



First NumberSecond NumberSum
1181+18=19
292+9=11
363+6=9
-1-18-1+(-18)=-19
-2-9-2+(-9)=-11
-3-6-3+(-6)=-9




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



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Answer:



So 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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