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Okay sy mass members here we go More expressions equations

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functions Which of the following are the solutions to the

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equation and negative for x squared plus two x plus

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six Oh poor negative for expert plus two x plus

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six equals zero Looks a little bloated Helped the equation

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Shed some weight here and let's factor out some well

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common factors It's More trouble than it's worth factor with

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a negative leading coefficient right Well when negative for x

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squared plus two x plus six jumps on the equation

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Treadmill The first factor it sweats out is a negative

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one there So pull the negative out of each term

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by swapping the signs and then that's how we do

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it Okay well each coefficient is even so too is

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another common factor Let's Move it on out front as

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well So we got negative two times This whole thing

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in here The extra weight is still hovering around by

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both sides of the equation by negative too To shed

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it for good If only burning off the dozen donuts

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alina here may not have eaten yesterday Were this easy

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Don't ask Okay so here we go We got to

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x squared minus x minus three is zero Well it

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feels good to have a lighter equation to factor and

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solved now because what leading coefficient of polynomial is to

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the factor to x squared minus Acts minus 3 Well

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we'll need to do ah little guessing and checking the

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first step of guests and check involves listing all the

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factors of the leading term Well in this case we

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can guess that the first two terms are ex and

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two x The second step is to find the factors

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of the constant negative three Well the factors will either

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be negative three and one or negative One and three

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Right Well now it's Time to do some guessing at

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fill in two of the possible factors in the second

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term of each of your parentheses There right there Since

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we know the outside terms will be multiplied together Well

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it's probably a better idea to put a three on

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the inside term since we know we're aiming for a

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middle term of negative one acts right there Multiplying this

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out using foil Get following The first two terms will

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multiply two to x squared No surprise there The two

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outside terms multiply to be positive Two Acts while the

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2 inside terms will apply to a negative three x

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and our final term yes is negative three Well again

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no Surprise on that last one right there Yeah combined

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like terms to see that we've actually hit the nail

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on the head out with our first guests Well now

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that the equations factored either to x minus three or

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x plus one must equal zero for the entire equation

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equals zero so we just set Each factor equals zero

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and solve here so to x minus three zero two

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exes three exes three halves or x plus one a

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zero and x is negative one Well after only a

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few minutes of solving the equation is cleansed of the

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solutions so x equals three halves and x equals negative

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one So that's a that's Our answer And we're going

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