document.write( "Question 32383: How do you factor trinomials? like 3t^2+16t+5 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #18914 by venugopalramana(3286)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3t^2+16t+5... \n" ); document.write( "IF THERE ARE REAL FACTORS ,WE CAN USE THE FOLLOWING METHOD.. \n" ); document.write( "TAKE COEFFICIENT OF X^2..=3 \n" ); document.write( "TAKE CONSTANT TERM...=5 \n" ); document.write( "FIND THEIR PRODUCT...=3*5=15 \n" ); document.write( "FIND 2 FACTORS FOR THE ABOVE PRODUCT SO THAT THEIR SUM IS EQUAL TO THE COEFFICIERNT OF X TYERM....=16 \n" ); document.write( "PRODUCT =15...FACTORS ARE 1*15 AND...3*5 \n" ); document.write( "WE FIND 1+15=16...SO SPLIT X TERMS AS PER THE FACTORS..THAT IS... \n" ); document.write( "3T^2+1T+15T+5...YAKE COMMON FACTORS OUT... \n" ); document.write( " = T(3T+1)+5(T+3)=(T+5)(3T+1)..IS THE ANSWER. \n" ); document.write( " |