Algebra: A Combined Approach (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2+bx+c - Exercise Set - Page 436: 52

Answer

$(6a-b)(9a+8b)$

Work Step by Step

$54a^2+39ab-8b^2$ Factors of -8: 1 and -8, 2 and -4, 4 and -2, 8 and -1 Factors of 54: 1 and 54, 2 and 27, 3 and 18, 6 and 9, -1 and -54, -2 and -27, -3 and -18, -6 and -9 $(6a-b)(9a+8b)$ $6a*9a+6a*8b+9a*-b+8b*-b$ $54a^2+48ab-9ab-8b^2$ $54a^2+39ab-8b^2$
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