2007-04-03 05:29:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Yes, just factor out a 36:
36(x^2+4)
2007-04-03 05:34:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
36x^2+144
=36*x^2+36*4
=36(x^2+4)
2007-04-03 06:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by Bubblez 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
only by multiplying 36(x^2+4)and it ends there
2007-04-03 05:40:50 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the first answerer is the only one who got it right... for goodness' sake 2nd person! u should go bak to ur algebra teacher before u give that sort of false information
2007-04-03 05:39:57 · answer #4 · answered by hopeful2010 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you have covered complex numbers
36x^2 + 144 = (6x)^2 + 12^2 = ( 6x +12i)(6x - 12i)
2007-04-03 05:36:26 · answer #5 · answered by hustolemyname 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
use the identity (a+b)squared(sq)=asq+bsq+2ab
theefore
36x sq +114
=(6x) sq + 12 sq
thus the factors are (6x+12) (6x+12)
2007-04-03 05:36:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anant 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋