This does not factor to whole numbers. You need to use the quadratic formula...
-b+-sqrt[b2-4(a)(c)] / 2a
Your equation is this [below]. Identify what a,b and c equals and put it into your quadratic formula.
3m2-88
a=3
b=0
c=-88
when you work this out you get two answers but they are not whole numbers.
your answers are 5.416 an -5.416
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a factor that may change according to the manipulated variable
The noun 'factor' is a word for one of the things that cause something to happen; in math, an amount by which another amount is multiplied or divided.A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.Examples:The most important factor in making your decision is the cost. (subject of the sentence)No, I think the location may be the deciding factor. (direct object of the verb 'may be')
In that case, it may, or may not, be possible to factor it using non-integer coefficients.
Factor, in maths terms means "a number that divides into a given number with no remainders". You may be asked to find the "highest common factor" that two number share - this is the "biggest number that divides into both the given numbers, with no remainders".
That one may factor under the radical.