6 k 2 + 21 = 27 k 6 k 2 − 27 k + 21 = 0 3 ( 2 k 2 − 9 k + 7 ) = 0 3 ( 2 k 2 − 2 k − 7 k + 7 ) = 0 3 [ 2 k ( k − 1 ) − 7 ( k − 1 )] = 0 3 ( k − 1 ) ( 2 k − 7 ) = 0 ⇔ k = 1 or k = 3.5
(3k+7)(3k-3) is the answer. Subtract 27k from each side to get 6k2-27k+21, and then factor through
To solve the quadratic equation 6 k 2 + 21 = 27 k , we rearranged it to 6 k 2 − 27 k + 21 = 0 and factored it to get ( 3 k − 7 ) ( 2 k − 3 ) = 0 . The solutions are k = 3 7 and k = 2 3 .
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