3x^2+x-5
find a greatest common factor or GCFin factoring a trinomial with a leading coefficient other than 1 the first step is to look for a COMMON factor in each term
constant.
The answer depends on what p and q are!
9 is the constant. 5 is the coefficient of the variable term. X is the variable term.
TRue
find all the factors of the constant term
The binomial usually has an x2 term and an x term, so we complete the square by adding a constant term. If the coefficient of x2 is not 1, we divide the binomial by that coefficient first (we can multiply the trinomial by it later). Then we divide the coefficient of x by 2 and square that. That is the constant that we need to add to get the perfect square trinomial. Then just multiply that trinomial by the original coefficient of x2.
Ax + Bx + C is not a trinomial!
find a greatest common factor or GCFin factoring a trinomial with a leading coefficient other than 1 the first step is to look for a COMMON factor in each term
Anywhere. Provided it is not zero, and number p can be the leading coefficient of a polynomial. And any number q can be the constant term.
coefficient
coefficient
X-term
coefficient
The sum of p and q
the coefficient of the x-term
It is 1 if the two are the only factors.