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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If possible, factor: f(x)= x squared - 6x - 91 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that 91 has factors of 1, 7, 13, and 91. If it's factorable with integers, it has to be a pair of those, either 1 and 91, or 7 and 13.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The coefficient of x will be the difference between the 2 factors. 1 and 91 would be a difference of 90, way off.  7 and 13 have a difference of 6, so they're it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it's (x + 7)*(x - 13)\r<BR>\n" );
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