1. ## Factoring

6x^3+17x^2+x-10

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2. Originally Posted by Anemori

6x^3+17x^2+x-10

thanks...
$6x^3+17x^2=10-x$

$x^2(6x+17)=10-x$

$x^2=\frac{10-x}{6x+17}$

Positive integers are unhelpful here, but if $x=-1
$

$1=\frac{11}{11}$

hence $x=-1$ is a solution, so $[x-(-1)]=(x+1)$ is a factor.

$(x+1)(ax^2+bx+c)=6x^3+17x^2+x-10$

a=6, c=-10

$ax^3+bx^2+cx+ax^2+bx+c=ax^3+(a+b)x^2+(b+c)x+c=6x^3 +17x^2+x-10$

Hence, a+b=17, b=17-a=17-6=11

or b+c=1, b-10=1, b=10+1=11

Using this technique, "a" and "c" are found immediately,
"b" can be found from either of the other two co-efficients using "a" or "c".

$6x^3+17x^2+x-10=(x+1)\left(6x^2+11x-10\right)$

The quadratic is easier to factorise.

We get

$6x^3+17x^2+11x-10=(x+1)(3x-2)(2x+5)$

3. Originally Posted by Archie Meade
$6x^3+17x^2=10-x$

$x^2(6x+17)=10-x$

$x^2=\frac{10-x}{6x+17}$

Positive integers are unhelpful here, but if $x=-1
$

$1=\frac{11}{11}$

hence $x=-1$ is a solution, so $[x-(-1)]=(x+1)$ is a factor.

$(x+1)(ax^2+bx+c)=6x^3+17x^2+x-10$

a=6, c=-10

$ax^3+bx^2+cx+ax^2+bx+c=ax^3+(a+b)x^2+(b+c)x+c=6x^3 +17x^2+x-10$

Hence, a+b=17, b=17-a=17-6=11

or b+c=1, b-10=1, b=10+1=11

Using this technique, "a" and "c" are found immediately,
"b" can be found from either of the other two co-efficients using "a" or "c".

$6x^3+17x^2+x-10=(x+1)\left(6x^2+11x-10\right)$

The quadratic is easier to factorise.

We get

$6x^3+17x^2+11x-10=(x+1)(3x-2)(2x+5)$
oh ok thanks....

4. Originally Posted by Anemori