SOLUTION: Factoring 6n^2+24n-18

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Question 370949: Factoring
6n^2+24n-18
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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6n%5E2%2B24n-18+=+6%28x%5E2+%2B+4x-3%29. The discriminant is equal to 28, which is not a perfect square, hence the quadratic expression cannot be factored into linear factors having rational coefficients.