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Question 251175: hello i have a big math test tommorrow and i cant solve these equations can you help?
6x^2 - 23xy + 7y^2
Thank you much appreciated!


Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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hello i have a big math test tomorrow and i can't solve these equations can you help?
6x^2 - 23xy + 7y^2
It looks like a factoring problem.
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Think of two numbers whose product is 6*7 = 42 and whose sum is -23.
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The numbers are -21 and -2
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Rewrite the problem:
6x^2 - 21xy - 2xy + 7y^2
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3x(2x-7y) - y(2x-7y)
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(2x-7y)(3x-y)
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Cheers,
Stan H.