Question

Factorise 6x squares minus 14x

Answer 1

ANSWER: Factor
2
x
2
x
out of
6
x
2
6
x
2
.
2
x
(
3
x
)
+
14
x
2
x
(
3
x
)
+
14
x
Factor
2
x
2
x
out of
14
x
14
x
.
2
x
(
3
x
)
+
2
x
(
7
)
2
x
(
3
x
)
+
2
x
(
7
)
Factor
2
x
2
x
out of
2
x
(
3
x
)
+
2
x
(
7
)
2
x
(
3
x
)
+
2
x
(
7
)
.
2
x
(
3
x
+
7
)

Answer 2

This can be done by find its roots. Knowing its roots, you'll be able to factor your equation, as follows:
First, let's solve this using Bhaskara:
−
14
±
√
14
2
−
4
(
6
)
(
−
12
)
2
⋅
6

−
14
±
22
12
Roots:
x
=
−
3
, which is the same as the factor
x
+
3
=
0

x
=
2
3
, which is the same as the factor
3
x
−
2
=
0
Using these factors, we can rewrite the original function:
6
x
2
+
14
x
−
12
=
2
(
3
x
2
+
7
x
−
6
)
=
2
(
x
+
3
)
(
3
x
−
2
)