Foo - Algebra Hlep Please

Hlep me with this Albebra.
This is not factorable, correct?

30x squared + 11x - 30 = 0

It is not factorable, right?

Incorrect.

(5x+6)(6x-5)

Thanks

Can you explain por favor?

Can you explain por favor?

oh god... do some #$%ing reading in your book, and dont say it doesnt explain it...

oh god... do some #$%ing reading in your book, and dont say it doesnt explain it...

What is this "reading" you speak of?

(-b +- sqrt( b^2 - 4ac))/2a will also tell you of its factors.

The QUADRATIC FORMULA didn't work for me.

The factors, if any, would be of the form (Ax+B) and (Cx+D), where

AC=30

BD=-30

AD+BC=11.

There aren't many pairs of numbers that, when multiplied together, give you 30. These pairs are 1 & 30, 2 & 15, 3 & 10, 5 & 6. One of those pairs will be your choice for A & C, and one pair (possibly the same pair) will be your B & D (actually, B or D will be the negative of one of the numbers in one of the pairs).

You just have to start testing different combinations of these pairs. You don't even need to worry about the negative sign at first. Just look for pairs such that the product of one number in one pair and one number in the other pair is 11 away from the product of the other number in each pair. For example, take the pairs 5 & 6 and 5 & 6. 5*5=25, 6*6=36. Their difference is 11.

Go on to figure out where the negative sign goes.

The QUADRATIC FORMULA didn't work for me.

How so?

-11 +- sqrt(121+3600)/60 right? whats not working in that equation?

it gives you (-11+- 61)/60 which yields 5/6 and 6/5

x=5/6 => 6x-5=0
x=6/5 => 5x-6=0

Why are you doing his homework? Cryptic hints and guidance is what he needs ;) That way he thinks it through and really learns :D

Why are you doing his homework? Cryptic hints and guidance is what he needs ;) That way he thinks it through and really learns :D

I have everything done except for this problem, I got stuck on it. I was studying for finals (tomorrow) and I couldn't get past this.

Teasing you Max ;)

You'll kick butt on the exam....relax and do the easy problems first and then go back and rework the problems you got stuck on. That way, you'll get more done if you run into time issues. Also, the easier problems will often give you hints on the harder ones. ;) Strategy AND knowlege.


I have everything done except for this problem, I got stuck on it. I was studying for finals (tomorrow) and I couldn't get past this.

Teasing you Max ;)

You'll kick butt on the exam....relax and do the easy problems first and then go back and rework the problems you got stuck on. That way, you'll get more done if you run into time issues. Also, the easier problems will often give you hints on the harder ones. ;) Strategy AND knowlege.

All problems are easy problems for me

All problems are easy problems for me

Except the one you just got stuck on......:p

Except the one you just got stuck on......:p

Nah, I was just testing you guys ;)

You'll kick butt on the exam.
Nope. He just wont.

Nope. He just wont.

You fail at life.

Go die.

I am offended by your comment.

Any polynomial that can be expressed in "Ax^2 + Bx + C" (assuming A, B, and C are rational numbers) can be factored via the quadratic formula. It may be ugly, bristling with square roots, but it can be done.

You spelt help wrong, what do you expect?

You spelt help wrong, what do you expect?

I did that on purpose.

And Algebra too, right? Of course what was I thinking.

The QUADRATIC FORMULA didn't work for me.

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I did that on purpose.

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yeah, so did these guys.

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:roflmao:

I suggest you drop out of high school and become a derelict.

You fail at life.

Go die.

I am offended by your comment.

Get banned plz.

Get banned plz.

I refuze

Can you explain por favor?

With an equation like that, the best thing I can come up with is just guess and check. Start guessing numbers that you think look right and then check to see if you get the original equation out. I know, it takes long and you sometimes do not get the right answer, but that's the only way I know how to do it.

With an equation like that, the best thing I can come up with is just guess and check. Start guessing numbers that you think look right and then check to see if you get the original equation out. I know, it takes long and you sometimes do not get the right answer, but that's the only way I know how to do it.

I passed my midterm YAY

My teacher says he thinks its about 94%

I passed my midterm YAY

My teacher says he thinks its about 94%

So, your math teacher doesn't know percentages well enough to be sure?

:D

I gotta tell you folks, math scares the poop out of me. When I took statistics in grad school I though I was going to have a nervous breakdown. Thank goodness I teach English and speech...

Math to me is the "evil empire."

Tim C.

AHHHH. F.O.I.L.ed again.