document.write( "Question 537392: i need help with these problem i have been doing them for days and they are giving me a headache i hope that this isn't to much to ask for. I am problem by factoring.\r
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document.write( "1. 3a^2+a=a^2+10a+11
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document.write( "2.n(n+3)=70
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document.write( "3.b(5b-4)=12
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document.write( "4.4t^2-9+16=15-4t^2
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document.write( "5.(2k+4)(2k+9)=3^2+11k
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document.write( "6.5+6y(y+2)=5y+8
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document.write( "7.(m-3)^2=64\r
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document.write( "I know these are a lot of problem but i really tried to solving them and now I'm just giving up. I understand if you don't answer them all and again thank you every much. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #352875 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1. 3a^2 + a = a^2 + 10a + 11 \n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms on the left \n" ); document.write( "3a^2 - a^2 + a - 10a - 11 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "2a^2 - 9a - 11 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Factors to \n" ); document.write( "(2a - 11)(a + 1) \n" ); document.write( "two solutions \n" ); document.write( "2a = 11 \n" ); document.write( "a = 5.5 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "a = -1 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "2.n(n+3) = 70 \n" ); document.write( "n^2 + 3n - 70 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Factors to \n" ); document.write( "(n+10)(n-7) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "n = -10 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "n = 7 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "3. b(5b-4) = 12 \n" ); document.write( "5b^2 - 4b - 12 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Factors to \n" ); document.write( "(5b + 6)(b - 2) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "5b = -6 \n" ); document.write( "b = -6/5 \n" ); document.write( "b = -1.2 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "b = 2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "4. 4t^2 - 9 + 16 = 15 - 4t^2; this one look like it has a typo \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "5.(2k+4)(2k+9) = 3^2 + 11k \n" ); document.write( "FOIL the left side \n" ); document.write( "4k^2 + 18k + 8k + 36 = 9 + 11k \n" ); document.write( "4k^2 + 26k - 11k + 36 - 9 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "4k^2 + 15k + 25 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "no real solutions, a neg discriminant (15^2 - 4*4*25 = -175) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "6. 5 + 6y(y+2)= 5y + 8 \n" ); document.write( "5 + 6y^2 + 12y = 5y + 8 \n" ); document.write( "6y^2 + 12y - 5y + 5 - 8 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "6y^2 + 7y - 3 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Factors to \n" ); document.write( "(3y-1)(2y+3) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Two solutions \n" ); document.write( "3y = 1 \n" ); document.write( "y = 1/3 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "2y = -3 \n" ); document.write( "y = -1.5 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "7.(m-3)^2 = 64 \n" ); document.write( "(m-3)(m-3) = 64 \n" ); document.write( "FOIL \n" ); document.write( "m^2 - 6m + 9 - 64 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "m^2 - 6m - 55 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Factors to \n" ); document.write( "(m-11)(m+5) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "m = 11 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "m = -5 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "You would be wise to check every one of these solutions in their original equations \n" ); document.write( " |