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I was working on this one trinomial problem-2(2x^2+3x-14) but I tried doing foil but I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. Could someone help me out? Thanks.
A trinomial is a polynomial expression with three terms.
To solve a trinomial problem, you can use the FOIL method, factoring, or the quadratic formula.
This expression means to multiply each term inside the parentheses by the number 2. It can be rewritten as 4x^2+6x-28.
Yes, you can factor this trinomial by finding two numbers that multiply to the constant term (-28) and add to the coefficient of the middle term (3). In this case, the numbers are 7 and -4, so the trinomial can be factored as (2x+7)(x-4).
The solutions depend on the context of the problem. If the trinomial is set equal to 0, the solutions can be found by setting each factor equal to 0 and solving for x. In this case, the solutions are x=-7/2 and x=4. If the trinomial is not set equal to 0, the solutions will be different numbers.