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Stuck on a method? Ask. You get shown how — on a question like yours, never on yours.
How it works
Traditional process
- Re-read the same page until it’s 10pm
- Ask an AI for the answer and copy it down
- Be just as stuck the next time it comes up
Our process
- Ask in whatever words you have
- Get shown the method on a question like yours — never yours
- The gap is logged, so it comes back until it sticks
What it looks like
A real exchange.
YouHow do I factor a trinomial?
AssistantTake x² + 7x + 12.
1. Find two numbers that multiply to 12 and add to 7.
2. The pairs for 12 are 1×12, 2×6, 3×4. Only 3 and 4 add to 7.
3. Write it as (x + 3)(x + 4).
4. Check by expanding: x² + 4x + 3x + 12 ✓
Does that answer it, or do you want it on a harder one?
1. Find two numbers that multiply to 12 and add to 7.
2. The pairs for 12 are 1×12, 2×6, 3×4. Only 3 and 4 add to 7.
3. Write it as (x + 3)(x + 4).
4. Check by expanding: x² + 4x + 3x + 12 ✓
Does that answer it, or do you want it on a harder one?
YouWhat if the first number isn’t 1?
AssistantDifferent method — here’s 2x² + 7x + 3…
Worked start to finish, on its own example. Then it checks whether that was the thing you were stuck on, because often it isn’t.
And when you ask it to just do it
Youjust factor 6x² − 5x − 6
AssistantNot that one — that one’s yours. Here’s 4x² + 8x + 3.
1. Multiply the ends: 4 × 3 = 12. Now find two numbers that multiply to 12 and add to the middle, 8.
2. 6 and 2.
3. Split the middle term: 4x² + 6x + 2x + 3.
4. Group in pairs: 2x(2x + 3) + 1(2x + 3) → (2x + 1)(2x + 3).
Four steps. Yours has a negative on the end, so step 1 gives you a negative product — that’s the only thing that changes.
1. Multiply the ends: 4 × 3 = 12. Now find two numbers that multiply to 12 and add to the middle, 8.
2. 6 and 2.
3. Split the middle term: 4x² + 6x + 2x + 3.
4. Group in pairs: 2x(2x + 3) + 1(2x + 3) → (2x + 1)(2x + 3).
Four steps. Yours has a negative on the end, so step 1 gives you a negative product — that’s the only thing that changes.
You6 × −6 is −36… −9 and 4?
AssistantThat’s the hard part done. Keep going.
You can ask it to do your homework. It’ll work a different question with the same method — every step, nothing held back — and point out where yours differs. Then you do yours, which by that point takes a minute.
Why it works
Being shown the method beats being handed the answer; you can only bring what you’ve learned into an exam.