How do you factor 2t^2+7t+32t2+7t+3?

1 Answer
Feb 2, 2015

Make 2t^(2) + 7t + 32t2+7t+3 equal to zero to form a quadratic equation.

Here's the general form of the quadratic equation

ax^(2) + bx + c =0ax2+bx+c=0

You need to find two numbers that multiply to give a * cac and that add to give bb. For this example, the two numbers you need must multply to give 2 * 3 = 623=6 and add to give "7"7.

To find them, just list all of the factors of 66 and try to find a pair that satisfies the criteria given

6 = 1* 2 * 36=123

In simple cases such as this one, these two numbers can be easily found to be "6"6 and "1"1, since

6 + 1 = 76+1=7 and 6 * 1 = 661=6

So, your equation then becomes

2t^(2) + 6t + t +32t2+6t+t+3

This then becomes

(2t^(2) + 6t) + (t + 3) => 2t * (t + 3) + (t + 3)(2t2+6t)+(t+3)2t(t+3)+(t+3), which can be written as

(t + 3) * (2t + 1)(t+3)(2t+1) -> this is how the original equation factors.