document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159519>Question 159519</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you factor completely?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=x^3-7x-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         x^2+3x+2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117616 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117616\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=%28x%5E3-7x-6%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=%28x%5E3-7x-6%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28x%5E2%2B3x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the numerator (hint: use the graph to help you factor)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=%28%28x-3%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the denominator \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=%28%28x-3%29cross%28%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B1%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B1%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=x-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=x-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify. Take note that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C%3E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C%3E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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