SOLUTION: Factor 3x^2+48x+16 completely

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Question 305949: Factor 3x^2+48x+16 completely
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Can't be factored neatly.
Use the quadratic equation to find the solution.
x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
x+=+%28-48+%2B-+sqrt%28+48%5E2-4%2A3%2A16+%29%29%2F%282%2A3%29+
x+=+%28-48+%2B-+sqrt%28+2112%29%29%2F6+
x+=+%28-48+%2B-+8%2Asqrt%28+33%29%29%2F6+