document.write( "Question 33808: Please help me solve this trinomial by factoring: \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #20210 by venugopalramana(3286)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 4X^2+5X-9 \n" ); document.write( "COEFFICIENT OF X^2=4 \n" ); document.write( "CONSTANT TERM =-9 \n" ); document.write( "PRODUCT OF THE 2 NUMBERS=-36 \n" ); document.write( "FIND 2 FACTORS FOR THIS WHOSE SUM IS COEFFICIENT OF X TERM =5...WE FIND THAT 9*-4=-36 AND 9-4=5...SO WE SPLIT X TERM IN THIS WAY \n" ); document.write( "4X^2+9X-4X-9...TAKE COMMON FACTORS... \n" ); document.write( "=X(4X+9)-1(4X+9)=(X-1)(4X+9)..IF THIS IS =0 THEN X=1 OR X=-9/4 \n" ); document.write( "= \n" ); document.write( " |