SOLUTION: b^2 – ab – 6a^2 I was told to facrtor this problem completely and this is the answer that I came up with am I right?(b + 3a)(b – 2a)

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Question 54808: b^2 – ab – 6a^2 I was told to facrtor this problem completely and this is the answer that I came up with am I right?(b + 3a)(b – 2a)
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, funmath:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b^2 – ab – 6a^2 I was told to facrtor this problem completely and this is the answer that I came up with am I right?(b + 3a)(b – 2a)
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I think you need (b-3a)(b+2a)
By the way; you can check your own answer on this problem
by using FOIL.
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b^2 – ab – 6a^2
I was told to factor this problem completely and this is the answer that I came up with am I right?(b + 3a)(b – 2a)
You're almost right:
Two numbers that multiply together to give you -6 (the last number) but add together to give you -1 (the coefficient of x)are:
-3*2=-6 and -3+2=-1
(b-3a)(b+2a)
Happy Calculating!!!