Problem of the Week

Updated at Nov 27, 2017 9:19 AM

To get more practice in algebra, we brought you this problem of the week:

How would you find the factors of \(7{x}^{2}+11x-6\)?

Check out the solution below!



\[7{x}^{2}+11x-6\]

1
Split the second term in \(7{x}^{2}+11x-6\) into two terms.
\[7{x}^{2}+14x-3x-6\]

2
Factor out common terms in the first two terms, then in the last two terms.
\[7x(x+2)-3(x+2)\]

3
Factor out the common term \(x+2\).
\[(x+2)(7x-3)\]

Done