How do you factor the trinomial 12x2 plus 16x-3?

Answer 1

12(x^2) + 16x - 3

*** notice no equal signs, the following is not equivalent to each other

move coefficient

x^2 + 16x - 36 (3 * 12)

factor that

(X + 18) (X - 2)

re-put the 12

X+ 18/12 X - 2/12

simplify

X + 3/2 x - 1/6

move denominator

All that was just a math pattern, this is the actual factor:

(2x+3)(6x-1)

its kind of weird looking I know but if you re-multiply out you get:

12x^2 + 18x - 2x -3

VOILA!