document.write( "Question 178636This question is from textbook TEXAS ALGERA 2
\n" ); document.write( ": HOW DO YOU SOLVE THIS PROBLEM
\n" ); document.write( "Y=(X-1)(X+2) I DONT GET THE STEPS IS IT GCF OR WHAT IM TOTALLY LOST \n" ); document.write( "

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Language is very important in math.
\n" ); document.write( "First of all,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+%28x-1%29%28x%2B2%29\"$ can't be \"solved\"
\n" ); document.write( "You've got 1 equation with 2 unknowns. In order for
\n" ); document.write( "there to be a solution, the number of equations has
\n" ); document.write( "to match the number of unknowns. Very important
\n" ); document.write( "You have to know what is required of any problem
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\n" ); document.write( "What do they want?
\n" ); document.write( "If they want you to find the roots of the equation,
\n" ); document.write( "They are the values of $\"x\"$ that make $\"y=0\"$ true
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0+=+%28x-1%29%28x%2B2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "If I say $\"x=1\"$ , I get
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0+=+%281-1%29%281%2B2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0+=+0%2A3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So $\"x=1\"$ is a root
\n" ); document.write( "If I say $\"x=-2\"$ , I get
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0+=+%28-2-1%29%28-2%2B2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0+=+-3%2A0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So $\"x+=+-2\"$ is a root also
\n" ); document.write( "If you don't know what a problem is looking for, there's no way
\n" ); document.write( "you can give it to them \n" ); document.write( "

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