Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Prerequisites - P.4 - Factoring Polynomials - Exercises - Page 40: 88

Answer

$C=-4$ or $C=-2$

Work Step by Step

$3x^2-x+C,$ $a+b=-1,$ $ab=3C$ Thus, $a=-4, b=3, ab=-12=3C, C=-4$ or $a=2, b=-3, ab=-6=3C, C=-2$ Therefore, $C=-4$ or $C=-2$
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