Factorise:
54x^² +42x^3 - 30x^4
Answers
Answer:
Given Equation is 54x^2 + 42x^3 - 30x^4. It can be written as -30x^4 + 42x^3 + 54x^2. = -6x^2(5x^2 - 7x -9).
Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:
(1): "x4" was replaced by "x^4". 2 more similar replacement(s).
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1
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Equation at the end of step 1
((54•(x2))+(42•(x3)))-(2•3•5x4)
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Equation at the end of step
2
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((54 • (x2)) + (2•3•7x3)) - (2•3•5x4)
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Equation at the end of step
3
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((2•33x2) + (2•3•7x3)) - (2•3•5x4)
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Pulling out like terms
5.1 Pull out like factors :
-30x4 + 42x3 + 54x2 = -6x2 • (5x2 - 7x - 9)
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
5.2 Factoring 5x2 - 7x - 9
The first term is, 5x2 its coefficient is 5 .
The middle term is, -7x its coefficient is -7 .
The last term, "the constant", is -9
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 5 • -9 = -45
Step-2 : Find two factors of -45 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is -7 .
-45 + 1 = -44
-15 + 3 = -12
-9 + 5 = -4
-5 + 9 = 4
-3 + 15 = 12
-1 + 45 = 44
Observation : No two such factors can be found !!
Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored
Final result :
-6x2 • (5x2 - 7x - 9)