SOLUTION: 9p^2+6p-8

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Question 1210401: 9p^2+6p-8

Found 5 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic, mccravyedwin, greenestamps, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by ikleyn(52832) About Me  (Show Source):
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9p^2+6p-8
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
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A few combinations and tries give %283p-2%29%283p%2B4%29.
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Answer by mccravyedwin(408) About Me  (Show Source):
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In case the instructions were "factor" or "factorise" the quadratic.
the answer is in the form

(Ap+B)(Cp-D)

Since BD must be negative, we choose + for the first parentheses and - for 
the second, so that when we FOIL, the last term will be "-".

We choose positive integers A, B, C, and D, so that 
AC = 9 and BD = 8. 

(p+1)(9p-8) = 9p²+p-8
(p+2)(9p-4) = 9p²+14p-8
(p+4)(9p-2) = 9p²+34p-8
(p+8)(9p-1) = 9p²+71p-8
(3p+1)(3p-8) = 9p²-21p-8
(3p+2)(3p-4) = 9p²-6p-8
(3p+4)(3p-2) = 9p²+6p-8
(3p+8)(3p-1) = 9p²+21p-8
(9p+1)(p-8) = 9p²-71p-8
(9p+2)(p-4) = 9p²-34p-8
(9p+4)(p-2) = 9p²-14p-8
(9p+8)(p-1) = 9p²-p-8

Only one of them is equal to the given quadratic.  
Can you find which one it is?

Edwin


Answer by greenestamps(13203) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here is one of many ways to factor a quadratic like this, where the leading coefficient is not 1.

Step 1: find the product of the leading coefficient and the constant term
9(-8) = -72

Step 2: find two integers (obviously one positive and one negative) whose product is -72 (from step 1) and whose sum is 6 (the coefficient of the linear term)
-72 = (12)(-6)

Step 3: break the linear term into two terms using the numbers from step 2
9p^2+12p-6p-8

Factor the new expression by grouping
(9p^2+12p)+(-6p-8)
3p(3p+4)+(-2)(3p+4)
(3p-2)(3p+4)

ANSWER: 9p^2+6p-8 = (3p-2)(3p+4)


Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's just about as easy to solve the quadratic equation

9p%5E2%2B6p-8=0

p+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%28+6%5E2-4%2A9%2A%28-8%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A%289%29%29+

p+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%28324%29%29%2F%2818%29+

p+=+%28-6+%2B-+18%29%2F%2818%29+

p+=+%28-6%2B18%29%2F18, p+=+%28-6-18%29%2F18

p+=+%2812%29%2F18=2%2F3, p+=+%28-24%29%2F18=-4%2F3%7D%7D%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7Bp+=+2%2F3%7D%7D%2C+%7B%7B%7Bp+=+-4%2F3

Then clear the fractions by multiplying each parentheses by 3,

3p=2, 3p=-4

%283p-2%29%283p%2B4%29

Edwin