hmm but I'm not even sure if I'm starting off right or not.
5x^2 + 49x + 72
And then from there I multiply the 72 by 5 and get 360, and I find that 40 x 9 = 360 so I get (5x + 40)(x + 9).... And that SEEMS right but then I have to divide the 40 by a 5? I don't get at what point I have to divide the 40 by the 5...
Can someone just explain me how to get around to the end factoring? because I know I'm screwing up and I just can't figure out how to even start the factoring..
Also Orpheus excuse me because I'm very math illiterate but how do you get around to using the quadratic equation anywhere in factoring the problem? I thought that was to solve it, which I'm only trying to factor...?
It's pretty much the same thing. When you factor quadratic equations you are pretty much getting the roots. The quadratic formula gives you the roots, you just have to put them in the form of factors.
(x + something)(x + somethingelse)
Where something and somethingelse are the 2 roots.
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