How do you factor the trinomial #x^2-xy-12y^2#?
1 Answer
Jan 2, 2016
Split
#x^2-xy-12y^2 = (x-4y)(x+3y)#
Explanation:
Because this is a homogeneous polynomial of degree
this is essentially the same problem as factoring
Split
Hence:
#x^2-xy-12y^2 = (x-4y)(x+3y)#