How do you factor a perfect square trinomial # 16x^2 − 24x − 9#?
2 Answers
Jun 14, 2015
This trinomial can't be factored
Explanation:
D = b^2 - 4ac = 576 + 576 = 1152 is not a perfect square. Therefor, this trinomial can't be factored.
Jun 14, 2015
Explanation:
Perfect square trinomials are of the form:
It is still possible to factor