Question

Write the area as a product:
3x^2 - 7x - 6

Answer 1

product is a ⋅ c = 3 ⋅ − 6 = − 18 and whose sum is b = − 7 .

Explanation:

Factor

− 7 out of − 7 x .

3 x 2 − 7 ( x ) − 6

Rewrite

−7 as 2 plus −9

3 x 2 + (2−9) x −6

Apply the distributive property.

3 x 2 + 2 x − 9 x − 6