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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Special Products - Factoring, 2

Category: Algebra

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Find the factors for


Solution:

The given equation above is a quadratic equation where the variables or terms are polynomials like (2x - 1) and (x + 3). 

To test the above equation if it is factorable or not, let's consider the following procedure: if a = 8, b = -2, and c = -3, then using the discriminant formula, we have







Since the value of discriminant is a perfect square, then the given equation is factorable. Consider the given equation above



Factor the above equation in terms of (2x - 1) and (x + 3), we have