SOLUTION: How do you simplify the quadratic 3x^2+3x-6=0 into 2 binomials?

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Question 990739: How do you simplify the quadratic 3x^2+3x-6=0 into 2 binomials?
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, MathLover1:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x^2+3x-6=0
3(x^2+x-2)=0
3(x+2)(x-1)=0
x= -2, 1
graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C3x%5E2%2B3x-6%29

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

+3x%5E2%2B3x-6=0.......all terms divide by 3
+x%5E2%2Bx-2=0......factor
+x%5E2-x%2B2x-2=0
+%28x%5E2-x%29%2B%282x-2%29=0
+x%28x-1%29%2B2%28x-1%29=0
+%28x%2B2%29%28x-1%29=0=> product of 2 binomials