SOLUTION: How do I factor this trinomial? 44k^2+65k+24

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Question 1071864: How do I factor this trinomial?
44k^2+65k+24
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Calculate discriminant.
65%5E2-4%2A44%2A24=4225-4224=highlight_green%281%29


Roots of the quadratic:
%28-65%2B-+1%29%2F%282%2A44%29
system%28-66%2F88%2Cand%2C-64%2F88%29
system%28-3%2F4%2Cand%2C-8%2F11%29

A factor of the quadratic: %28k-%28-3%2F4%29%29%28k-%28-8%2F11%29%29
The highlight%2844%2A%28k%2B3%2F4%29%28k%2B8%2F11%29%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do I factor this trinomial?
44k^2+65k+24
The factors that you want and the correct answer is: highlight_green%28%2811k+%2B+8%29%284k+%2B+3%29%29

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