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Factor 2006-03-08
From Brad:
Factor:
x3 + 64m3 and 125p3 - q6

Answered by Penny Nom.
5x^2 - 27x - 18 2006-01-13
From Katy:
How would you factor 5x2 - 27x - 18?
Answered by Penny Nom.
3x^4 - 81 2006-01-02
From Julio:
How can I factor the following?:

3x4 - 81

Answered by Penny Nom.
Factoring quartics 2005-11-13
From Kyle:
How do I factor y4 + y2 +1?? I think the answer is (y2 + y + 1)(y2 - y + 1), but I'm not sure how to get that...
Answered by Chris Fisher.
Factoring 2005-10-30
From A student:
Factor 18x3 y3 + 12xy2
Answered by Penny Nom.
A quadratic 2005-09-06
From Ginger:
I took a pre alg test today. There was a question on it that I am not sure and is bothering me. Can you tell me the answer?

x square + 13 + 14

Factor this

Answered by Penny Nom.
Which number is greater? 2005-08-18
From Dante:
Which number is greater: 888....88 X 333...33 or 444.......44 x 666........67 (each of the numbers has 1989 digits)?
Answered by Claude Tardif.
Factoring 2005-05-20
From Abraham:
Can you please explain to me how to factor completely the following problem:
(sqrt(x+1))-((x2+2x+1)( -7/4)).

Answered by Penny Nom.
16x^2+20x-12x-15 2005-05-03
From Tanya:
how they got (4x+5)(4x-5) from
16x2+20x-12x-15=4x(4x+5)-3(4x+5)=(4x+5)(4x-5)

Answered by Penny Nom.
"a" cubed minus "b" cubed 2004-12-02
From Denise:
"a"cubed minus "b"cubed equal (a-b) times
("a"squared plus "ab" plus "b"squared)?

I know this is a formula, but why is it true?

Answered by Penny.
Solving quadratics 2004-11-20
From Aaron:
Can you solve the following equation (quote the value of x,y and t to 3 sig figs)

((i have changed figures so that i can work through my own example))

x2 + x - 6 = 0

5y2 +19y = 3 10cos2 t + 3cos t = 4

Answered by Penny Nom.
Factoring 2004-11-09
From Rise:
Q1: a2 + 5a + 6

I didn't really understand the purpose of the teacher's steps, but was able to get my daughter to find factors of 6 and then add them together to find which resulted in the sum of 5.

Unfortunately, this problem-solving technique did not help us to solve for the more complex problems as follows:

Q2: 9a3 - 24a2 + 12a

Answered by Penny Nom.
Multiplying two algebraic fractions 2004-10-31
From A parent:
Multiply:

x+2 x²-4
----- x -------
x-2 x²+x-2


Answered by Harley Weston.
sin^2x-5sinx-3=0 2004-08-02
From Kerri:
hey my name is kerri i'm a college students and i was wondering if you could help in with this problems

sin^2x-5sinx-3=0

Answered by Penny Nom.
Factoring 2004-07-28
From Nicole:
Can 4x2 + 19x + 12 be factored? i have tried but i cannot figure it out. Is there a way to find out if it cannot be factored before i try to work out the problem?
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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