SOLUTION: Can You Help Me??? Please Simplify: 3x^2-22x+7

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Question 149363: Can You Help Me???
Please Simplify:
3x^2-22x+7
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Instead of simplify, I think you mean factor.
3x%5E2-22x%2B7=%283x%2Ba%29%28x%2Bb%29
Where a%2Ab=7 and a%2B3b=-22.
Let's try a=-1, b=-7.
That satisfies both conditions.
3x%5E2-22x%2B7=%283x-1%29%28x-7%29