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Factor and find the x intercepts : 4x^2-13x+3=0

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Factor and find the x intercepts : 4x^2-13x+3=0-example-1
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4x2-13x+3=0 Two solutions were found : x = 1/4 = 0.250
x = 3
Step by step solution :Step 1 :Equation at the end of step 1 : (22x2 - 13x) + 3 = 0 Step 2 :Trying to factor by splitting the middle term 2.1 Factoring 4x2-13x+3

The first term is, 4x2 its coefficient is 4 .
The middle term is, -13x its coefficient is -13 .
The last term, "the constant", is +3

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 4 • 3 = 12

Step-2 : Find two factors of 12 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -13 .
-12 + -1 = -13 That's it
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, -12 and -1
4x2 - 12x - 1x - 3

Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
4x • (x-3)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
1 • (x-3)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(4x-1) • (x-3)
Which is the desired factorizationEquation at the end of step 2 : (x - 3) • (4x - 1) = 0 Step 3 :Theory - Roots of a product : 3.1 A product of several terms equals zero.

When a product of two or more terms equals zero, then at least one of the terms must be zero.

We shall now solve each term = 0 separately

In other words, we are going to solve as many equations as there are terms in the product

Any solution of term = 0 solves product = 0 as well.Solving a Single Variable Equation : 3.2 Solve : x-3 = 0

Add 3 to both sides of the equation :
x = 3
Solving a Single Variable Equation : 3.3 Solve : 4x-1 = 0

Add 1 to both sides of the equation :
4x = 1
Divide both sides of the equation by 4:
x = 1/4 = 0.250
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