Solve 121u^2-264u+144

$$121 u ^ { 2 } - 264 u + 144$$

Factor

$$\left(11u-12\right)^{2}$$

Solution Steps

Factor the expression by grouping. First, the expression needs to be rewritten as 121u^{2}+au+bu+144. To find a and b, set up a system to be solved.

$$a+b=-264 ab=121\times 144=17424$$

Since ab is positive, a and b have the same sign. Since a+b is negative, a and b are both negative. List all such integer pairs that give product 17424.

$$-1,-17424 -2,-8712 -3,-5808 -4,-4356 -6,-2904 -8,-2178 -9,-1936 -11,-1584 -12,-1452 -16,-1089 -18,-968 -22,-792 -24,-726 -33,-528 -36,-484 -44,-396 -48,-363 -66,-264 -72,-242 -88,-198 -99,-176 -121,-144 -132,-132$$

Calculate the sum for each pair.

$$-1-17424=-17425 -2-8712=-8714 -3-5808=-5811 -4-4356=-4360 -6-2904=-2910 -8-2178=-2186 -9-1936=-1945 -11-1584=-1595 -12-1452=-1464 -16-1089=-1105 -18-968=-986 -22-792=-814 -24-726=-750 -33-528=-561 -36-484=-520 -44-396=-440 -48-363=-411 -66-264=-330 -72-242=-314 -88-198=-286 -99-176=-275 -121-144=-265 -132-132=-264$$

The solution is the pair that gives sum -264.

$$a=-132 b=-132$$

Rewrite 121u^{2}-264u+144 as \left(121u^{2}-132u\right)+\left(-132u+144\right).

$$\left(121u^{2}-132u\right)+\left(-132u+144\right)$$

Factor out 11u in the first and -12 in the second group.

$$11u\left(11u-12\right)-12\left(11u-12\right)$$

Factor out common term 11u-12 by using distributive property.

$$\left(11u-12\right)\left(11u-12\right)$$

Rewrite as a binomial square.

$$\left(11u-12\right)^{2}$$

Steps Using Square Of Binomial

This trinomial has the form of a trinomial square, perhaps multiplied by a common factor. Trinomial squares can be factored by finding the square roots of the leading and trailing terms.

$$factor(121u^{2}-264u+144)$$

Find the greatest common factor of the coefficients.

$$gcf(121,-264,144)=1$$

Find the square root of the leading term, 121u^{2}.

$$\sqrt{121u^{2}}=11u$$

Find the square root of the trailing term, 144.

$$\sqrt{144}=12$$

The trinomial square is the square of the binomial that is the sum or difference of the square roots of the leading and trailing terms, with the sign determined by the sign of the middle term of the trinomial square.

$$\left(11u-12\right)^{2}$$

Steps Using the Quadratic Formula

Quadratic polynomial can be factored using the transformation ax^{2}+bx+c=a\left(x-x_{1}\right)\left(x-x_{2}\right), where x_{1} and x_{2} are the solutions of the quadratic equation ax^{2}+bx+c=0.

$$121u^{2}-264u+144=0$$

All equations of the form ax^{2}+bx+c=0 can be solved using the quadratic formula: \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}. The quadratic formula gives two solutions, one when ± is addition and one when it is subtraction.

$$u=\frac{-\left(-264\right)±\sqrt{\left(-264\right)^{2}-4\times 121\times 144}}{2\times 121}$$

Square -264.

$$u=\frac{-\left(-264\right)±\sqrt{69696-4\times 121\times 144}}{2\times 121}$$

Multiply -4 times 121.

$$u=\frac{-\left(-264\right)±\sqrt{69696-484\times 144}}{2\times 121}$$

Multiply -484 times 144.

$$u=\frac{-\left(-264\right)±\sqrt{69696-69696}}{2\times 121}$$

Add 69696 to -69696.

$$u=\frac{-\left(-264\right)±\sqrt{0}}{2\times 121}$$

Take the square root of 0.

$$u=\frac{-\left(-264\right)±0}{2\times 121}$$

The opposite of -264 is 264.

$$u=\frac{264±0}{2\times 121}$$

Multiply 2 times 121.

$$u=\frac{264±0}{242}$$

Factor the original expression using ax^{2}+bx+c=a\left(x-x_{1}\right)\left(x-x_{2}\right). Substitute \frac{12}{11} for x_{1} and \frac{12}{11} for x_{2}.

$$121u^{2}-264u+144=121\left(u-\frac{12}{11}\right)\left(u-\frac{12}{11}\right)$$

Subtract \frac{12}{11} from u by finding a common denominator and subtracting the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.

$$121u^{2}-264u+144=121\times \frac{11u-12}{11}\left(u-\frac{12}{11}\right)$$

Subtract \frac{12}{11} from u by finding a common denominator and subtracting the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.

$$121u^{2}-264u+144=121\times \frac{11u-12}{11}\times \frac{11u-12}{11}$$

Multiply \frac{11u-12}{11} times \frac{11u-12}{11} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.

$$121u^{2}-264u+144=121\times \frac{\left(11u-12\right)\left(11u-12\right)}{11\times 11}$$

Multiply 11 times 11.

$$121u^{2}-264u+144=121\times \frac{\left(11u-12\right)\left(11u-12\right)}{121}$$

Cancel out 121, the greatest common factor in 121 and 121.

$$121u^{2}-264u+144=\left(11u-12\right)\left(11u-12\right)$$

Steps Using Direct Factoring Method

Quadratic equations such as this one can be solved by a new direct factoring method that does not require guess work. To use the direct factoring method, the equation must be in the form x^2+Bx+C=0.This is achieved by dividing both sides of the equation by 121

$$x ^ 2 -\frac{24}{11}x +\frac{144}{121} = 0$$

Let r and s be the factors for the quadratic equation such that x^2+Bx+C=(x−r)(x−s) where sum of factors (r+s)=−B and the product of factors rs = C

$$r + s = \frac{24}{11} rs = \frac{144}{121}$$

Two numbers r and s sum up to \frac{24}{11} exactly when the average of the two numbers is \frac{1}{2}*\frac{24}{11} = \frac{12}{11}. You can also see that the midpoint of r and s corresponds to the axis of symmetry of the parabola represented by the quadratic equation y=x^2+Bx+C. The values of r and s are equidistant from the center by an unknown quantity u. Express r and s with respect to variable u. <div style='padding: 8px'><img src='https://opalmath.azureedge.net/customsolver/quadraticgraph.png' style='width: 100%;max-width: 700px' /></div>

$$r = \frac{12}{11} - u s = \frac{12}{11} + u$$

To solve for unknown quantity u, substitute these in the product equation rs = \frac{144}{121}

$$(\frac{12}{11} - u) (\frac{12}{11} + u) = \frac{144}{121}$$

Simplify by expanding (a -b) (a + b) = a^2 – b^2

$$\frac{144}{121} - u^2 = \frac{144}{121}$$

Simplify the expression by subtracting \frac{144}{121} on both sides

$$-u^2 = \frac{144}{121}-\frac{144}{121} = 0$$

Simplify the expression by multiplying -1 on both sides and take the square root to obtain the value of unknown variable u

$$u^2 = 0 u = 0$$

The factors r and s are the solutions to the quadratic equation. Substitute the value of u to compute the r and s.

$$r =\frac{12}{11} - 0 s = \frac{12}{11} + 0$$

Evaluate

$$\left(11u-12\right)^{2}$$