Quadratic equation: x^2 + 9x - 31 = 0
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Re: Quadratic equation
First, what's the point of x + 3x? Isn't that 4x? Now it makes no sense.
Second, I suspect you have successfully factored some other problem. I expect it looked like this (x+___)(x-___), where the blanks are some value and the operations could be addition or subtraction. That's what this one should look like IF it can be factored. Failing that, there are other methods -- jonboy suggested one.
Have you EVER seen an example that came out like that? Ever?Janie said:
First, what's the point of x + 3x? Isn't that 4x? Now it makes no sense.
Second, I suspect you have successfully factored some other problem. I expect it looked like this (x+___)(x-___), where the blanks are some value and the operations could be addition or subtraction. That's what this one should look like IF it can be factored. Failing that, there are other methods -- jonboy suggested one.