SOLUTION: Solve: 3m^2+3mn+m+n

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Question 294049: Solve: 3m^2+3mn+m+n
Found 2 solutions by nyc_function, richwmiller:
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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We need to factor.
Make two groups and factor individually.
3m^2 + 3mn = Group A
m + n = Group B
NOTICE: There is nothing that can be done about Group B. It is already in factored form.
3m^2 + 3mn becomes, after factoring, 3m(m + n).
We now have 3m(m + n) + 1 (m + n).
Do you see the quantity (m + n)? We only need one of them as a factor.
ANSWER: (3m + 1)(m + n)
NOTE: I used the Grouping Method of factoring to find my answer.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is not an equation and so can't be solved.
It can be factored.
We can do it by grouping
(3m^2+3mn+m+n
3m*(m+n) +(m+n)*1
(3m+1)*(m+n)