document.write( "Question 259024: Can you help me factor the polynomial 3a^2+a-14 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #190709 by drk(1908)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Here is the original problem \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "there are several ways to factor. The basic idea is to get (ax+b)(cx+d) \n" ); document.write( "-- \n" ); document.write( "step 1 - multiply 3 and 14 to get 42. \n" ); document.write( "we want 2 factors of 42 that add to 1, but are different signs. \n" ); document.write( "we get 7 + (-6) \n" ); document.write( "-- \n" ); document.write( "step 2 - replace 1a with 7a - 6a like this \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "step 3 - group the first pair and last pair and find the GCF of each like this \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "finding GCF's we get \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "notice the parenthesis are the same; this is what we want to happen. \n" ); document.write( "step 4 - find another GCF as \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and you have factored. \n" ); document.write( " |