How do you factor #8x^2 - 16x + 6 = 0#?
2 Answers
Explanation:
We have,
Now, We know, when the product of two real numbers is zero, then one of them or both of them are zero.
So,
If
And If
So, The solution is
Hope this helps.
Try to focus on the factors of
Explanation:
I solved this by thinking to myself...
Okay, what are some factors of
Usually, the outermost numbers don't seem to work so I tried
Then, I thought about factors of six, knowing that the six must be positive.
(or the negative versions of these)
But since I knew that the middle coefficient was
I chose this order of the numbers because I knew that it would be difficult to get a sixteen, since it is considerably larger than these numbers. This is why I chose the
Knowing that I could get