Question

How do you factor `4x^2+ 7x+ 3`?

Answer 1

`f(x) = 4x^2 + 7x + 3`

Since (a - b + c ) = 0, one factor is (x + 1) and the other is (c/a = 3/4)

Factored form f(x) = ( x- 1)(x + 3/4) = (x + 1)(4x + 3)