Thread: how could i factor this

could i factor 6x^2+16x+4?

Use the quadratic formula and plug in.

a= 6
b= 16
c= 4

Originally Posted by rhcp1231

could i factor 6x^2+16x+4?

This cannot be factored with integer coefficients but can, as dMh said, be factored by first solving the equation and using the "factor theorem": If, for polynomial p(x), p(a)= 0, then (x- a) is a factor of p(x).