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Factoring Trinomials 10 Points?

How do I factor this trinomial 6x^2 -19x + 3 Please teach me step by step. I know how to factor trinomials when it looks like this ax^2 + bx + c and a =1 (you find a number that has a product of c and a sum of b) but when a is greater than 1 I don't know how please teach me thanks!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    6x^2 -19x + 3

    =(6x-1)(x-3) answer//

  • 1 decade ago

    You simply have to look at the factors of 6 (6&1 or 2&3) and look at the factors of 3 (3&1) and then figure it out mentally.

    In this example it has to be (6x - 1)(x - 3)

    You need two minus signs because that's the only way you can get -19x and +3

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    wen a has a constant value u multiply it wid d constant dat is d third term of d whole algebric expression

    d above statement didnt make anything clear rite

    so hear

    in 6x^2-19x+3

    u multiply 6 wid 3 n get 18....so now u need to split -19x into two terms such dat after mutliplyin them u get positive 18

    so d terms r

    -18x n -1x

    6x^2-18x-x+3

    6x(x-3)-1(x-3) here u took 6x n -1 common frm 6x^2-18x n -x+3 respectively

    (6x-1)(x-3) r d two factors....

    hope u got it!

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    look at the factors of both 6 and 3, arrange them in a way that gives u (-19) after addition, the best factors to take for 6 are 1 and 6 , and for 3 are 1 and 3

    ........ _

    .........| |

    (6x - 1)(x - 3)

    ..|_______|

    -18x - x = - 19x

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  • 1 decade ago

    You shall find the solutions of the associated equation:

    6x^2-19x+3=0

    The solutions are:

    x=3 and x=1/6

    Then:

    6x^2-19x+3= (x-3)(x-1/6)

  • Faz
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Ok, guess you didn't bother reading last post

    We need factors of (6)(3) = 18 which add up to -19.

    (-18)(-1) works, so split up middle term like so

    6x² -18x - x + 3

    =6x(x-3)-1(x-3)

    =(6x-1)(x-3)

  • 1 decade ago

    first multiply the 1st coefficient(a) with the constant(c) and find it factor that when you add, is equal to the 2nd coefficient(b).

    ac = 18, its factors that when you add is equal to -19 are (-18 and -1)

    then have it in this form,

    6x^2 - 18x - x + 3 = 0

    6x(x -3) - (x - 3) = 0 --------------->factor out (x-3)

    (x-3)(6x - 1) = 0

  • 1 decade ago

    6x² - 19x + 3 = 0

    x² - 19/6x = - 1/2

    x² - 19/12x = - 1/2 + (- 19/12)²

    x² - 19/12x = - 72/144 + 361/144

    (x - 19/12)² = 289/144

    x - 19/12 = +/- 17/12

    = x - 19/12 - 17/12, = x - 36/12, = x - 3

    = x - 19/12 + 17/12, = x - 2/12, = x - 1/6, = 6x - 1

    Answer: (x - 3)(6x - 1)

    Proof:

    = (x - 3)(6x - 1)

    = (x[6x]) + (x[- 1]) + (- 3[6x]) + (- 3[- 1])

    = 6x² + (- x) + (- 18x) + 3

    = 6x² - x - 18x + 3

    = 6x² - 19x + 3

  • 1 decade ago

    Not Factorable.

    Thre Are No Terms Which We Can Factor.

  • ∆=19^2-4*6*3=289

    x=(19+√289)/12=3

    or x=(19-√289)/12=1/6

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