document.write( "Question 160318: 3x^2 + 17x + 10? Whats the answer? \n" ); document.write( "
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How do you factor completely: \"3x%5E2+%2B+17x+%2B+10\"? Whats the answer?
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document.write( "\"3x%5E2+%2B+17x+%2B+10\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the 3, (coefficient of \"x%5E2\" by the 10, \r\n" );
document.write( "(constant term), getting 30.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write all the pairs of integers that have product 30\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%284%2C1%2C1%2A30%2C2%2A15%2C3%2A10%2C5%2A6%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Beside them write their sums:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Pick out the one that has the sum 17, the coefficient of \"x\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C2%2C2%2A15%2C2%2B15=17%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite the 17 in\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3x%5E2+%2B+17x+%2B+10\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "as \"%282%2B15%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3x%5E2+%2B+%282%2B15%29x+%2B+10\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Distribute and rewrite \"%282%2B15%29x\" as \"2x%2B15x\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"3x%5E2+%2B+2x%2B15x+%2B+10\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor \"x\" out of the first two terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%283x+%2B+2%29%2B15x+%2B+10\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor \"5\" out of the last two terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%283x+%2B+2%29%2B5%283x+%2B+2%29\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "Foctor \"%283x%2B2%29\" out of each:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%283x+%2B+2%29%28x%2B5%29\"\r\n" );
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