SOLUTION: 2x^2 + x + 3= I forgot how to factor. Please don't use the quadratic formula. Also how do you solve when there is a number in the front like the first 2.

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Question 391585: 2x^2 + x + 3=
I forgot how to factor. Please don't use the quadratic formula. Also how do you solve when there is a number in the front like the first 2.

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x^2 + x + 3=
you have to find the roots of the equation.
product of first term co-efficient & third term = 6
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split 6 into two parts such that the product of the parts is 6 and the sum of the parts is +1 (1x) the middle term
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In this expression the roots are complex numbers and hence cannot be factored without the quadratic expression.