SOLUTION: how can you factor a trinomial such as (3x^2)- 14x + 6

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Question 242102: how can you factor a trinomial such as (3x^2)- 14x + 6
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(3x^2)- 14x + 6
3X^2-14X+6
x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
x=(14+-sqrt[-14^2-4*3*6})/2*3
x=(14+-sqrt[196-72])/6
x=(14+-sqrt124)/6
x=(-14+-11.1355)/6
x=(-14+11/1355)/6
x=-2.8645/6
x=-.477 ans.
x=(-14-11.1355)/6
x=-25.1355/6
x=4.189 ans.