SOLUTION: how would you factor 121x^2+198x-29

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Question 438945: how would you factor 121x^2+198x-29
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The only factors 29 are 1 & 29.
(11x - 1)*(11x + 29) doesn't work
(121x -29)*(x + 1) doesn't work
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Discriminant = 198^2 + 4*121*29
= 53240
sqrt(53240) is not an integer, so it can't be factored.