Two students, Jennifer and Jamal, factored the trinomial 6x2 − 3x − 9. Jamal factored it as 3(2x − 3)(x + 1) and Jennifer factor

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3 years ago

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ed it as (2x − 3)(3x + 3). Indicate which student factored the trinomial completely and which student did not, and explain why.

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GaryK [48] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-26T09:33:48+03:00

GaryK [48]3 years ago

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Jamal factored it completely.

in Jennifer's answer, 3x+3 has a common factor of 3 which can be factored to become 3(x+1) which is what Jamal did.

vaieri [72.5K] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-26T10:39:21+03:00

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no thats wrong Jamal factored it correctly