Solution - Simplification or other simple results
Step by Step Solution
Step 1 :
Equation at the end of step 1 :
(72x2 + 14x) + 1
Step 2 :
Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
2.1 Factoring 49x2+14x+1
The first term is, 49x2 its coefficient is 49 .
The middle term is, +14x its coefficient is 14 .
The last term, "the constant", is +1
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant 49 • 1 = 49
Step-2 : Find two factors of 49 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 14 .
| -49 | + | -1 | = | -50 | ||
| -7 | + | -7 | = | -14 | ||
| -1 | + | -49 | = | -50 | ||
| 1 | + | 49 | = | 50 | ||
| 7 | + | 7 | = | 14 | That's it |
Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above, 7 and 7
49x2 + 7x + 7x + 1
Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
7x • (7x+1)
Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
1 • (7x+1)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
(7x+1) • (7x+1)
Which is the desired factorization
Multiplying Exponential Expressions :
2.2 Multiply (7x+1) by (7x+1)
The rule says : To multiply exponential expressions which have the same base, add up their exponents.
In our case, the common base is (7x+1) and the exponents are :
1 , as (7x+1) is the same number as (7x+1)1
and 1 , as (7x+1) is the same number as (7x+1)1
The product is therefore, (7x+1)(1+1) = (7x+1)2
Final result :
(7x + 1)2
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