document.write( "Question 289406: i need help!!!! way behind on home work and have no idea how to do this algebra! im working on perfect square trinomials. and factoring polynomials. what would 6bsquared+11b+3 how do i solve? and x squared-18x+81=0 how do i solve???? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #209609 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 6bsquared+11b+3 how do i solve? \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "You cannot \"solve\" it because it is not an equation. \n" ); document.write( "You can factor it: \n" ); document.write( "6b^2 + 11b + 3 \n" ); document.write( "Think of two numbers whose product is 6*3 = 18 \n" ); document.write( "and whose sum is 11. \n" ); document.write( "The numbers are 9 and 2 \n" ); document.write( "Rewrite the problem but replace 11b by 9b+2b \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "6b^2 + 9b + 2b + 3 \n" ); document.write( "Factor the 1st two and the last two terms: \n" ); document.write( "3b(2b+3) + (2b+3) \n" ); document.write( "Factor again: \n" ); document.write( "(2b+3)(3b+1) \n" ); document.write( "===========================================\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and x squared-18x+81=0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 18x + 81 \n" ); document.write( "Think of two numbers whose product is 81 and sum is -18. \n" ); document.write( "The numbers are -9 and -9 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Rewrite the problem: \n" ); document.write( "x^2 -9x -9x + 81 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x(x-9) -9(x-9) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "(x-9)(x-9) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "x = 9 with multiplicity 2 \n" ); document.write( "============================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============================== \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |