Inactive Tutor answered 03/20/13
For the first two, find a common factor. In the first, pull a 7 out:
7(d2 - 2d - 3) = 0 . Now factor and solve.
For the third, distribute across the parentheses, gather like terms, and set equal to zero. If there are any common factors, pull them out and factor what is left:
6c(c - 4) = 2 (18c + 168)
6c2 - 24c = 36c + 336
6c2 - 60c - 336 = 0
6(c2 - 10 c - 56) = 0
The rest is left to the student.