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Factoring help, please help!! just need an explanation?
I was wondering how to factor 3xy^2-11xy+6x, my problem isnt with the numbers but rather its wit the leters. Please show the steps and explain thanks

2007-09-12 12:37:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

my bad stupid mistake by me from rushing lol, fgot to factor the x out

2007-09-12 12:46:19 · update #1

4 answers

3xy^2-11xy+6x
=x(3y^2-11y+6)
=x(3y^2-9y-2y+6)
=x{3y(y-3)-2(y-3)}
=x(y-3)(3y-2)

2007-09-12 12:44:30 · answer #1 · answered by alpha 7 · 0 0

3xy^2 - 11xy + 6x =
x(3y^2 - 11y + 6) =
(x/3)(y^2 - (11/3)y + 6) =
(x/3)(y^2 - (11/3)y + (11/6)^2+ - (11/6)^2 + 2) =
(x/3)(y^2 - 11/6)^2+ - 121/36 + 72/36) =
(x/3)(y^2 - 11/6)^2+ - 49/36) =
(x/3)(y^2 - 11/6 - 7/6)(y^2 - 11/6 + 7/6) =
(x/3)(y^2 - 18/6)(y^2 - 4/6) =
(x/3)(y^2 - 3)(y^2 - 2/3) =
x(y^2 - 3)(3y^2 - 2)

2007-09-12 19:57:39 · answer #2 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0 0

the only thing that is common to all 3 parts is x

as 11 and 2 are both prime and y does not appear in 6x

therefore it can be written as

x(3y^2-11y+6)

Hope that helps

2007-09-12 19:47:30 · answer #3 · answered by GOLD-FLAW 2 · 0 0

= (3xy^2 - 11xy + 6x) / x
= (3y^2 - 11y + 6 ) / (y - 3)
= 3y - 2

= x(y - 3)(3y - 2)

2007-09-16 04:19:08 · answer #4 · answered by Jun Agruda 7 · 3 0

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