document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159228>Question 159228</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factoring Completely: How could you factor a problem like this: (a^2 - 10ab + 3b^2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117367 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117367\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factoring Completely: How could you factor a problem like this: (a^2 - 10ab + 3b^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The factors will have the form (a - Rb)*(a - Sb) where R and S are to be found.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R*S = +3 and R+S = -10.  R and S have to be negative, since their sum is negative and their product is positive.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are no integers that fit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The values can be found by using the quadratic eqn:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-10x%2B3+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-10x%2B3+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%28-10%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A3=88 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-10%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A3=88\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=88 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--10%2B-sqrt%28+88+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--10%2B-sqrt%28+88+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-10%29%2Bsqrt%28+88+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+9.69041575982343 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-10%29%2Bsqrt%28+88+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+9.69041575982343\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-10%29-sqrt%28+88+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+0.30958424017657 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-10%29-sqrt%28+88+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+0.30958424017657\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-10x%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-10x%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-10x%2B3+=+%28x-9.69041575982343%29%2A%28x-0.30958424017657%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-10x%2B3+=+%28x-9.69041575982343%29%2A%28x-0.30958424017657%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 9.69041575982343, 0.30958424017657.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The values are R = (5 + sqrt(22)) and S = (5 - sqrt(22))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sub those for R and S into (a - Rb)*(a - Sb)\r<BR>\n" );
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