document.write( "Question 191469: Please help! Can't find any examples of these in my book, there's always a different exponent or something....\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.) (32k^3 n^2 m)+(112k^2 nm^2)+(98km^3)\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #143683 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"32k%5E3n%5E2m%2B112k%5E2nm%5E2%2B98km%5E3\" Start with the given expression\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2km%2816k%5E2n%5E2%2B56knm%2B49m%5E2%29\" Factor out the GCF \"2km\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Looking at \"16k%5E2n%5E2%2B56knm%2B49m%5E2\" we can see that the first term is \"16k%5E2n%5E2\" and the last term is \"49m%5E2\" where the coefficients are 16 and 49 respectively.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now multiply the first coefficient 16 and the last coefficient 49 to get 784. Now what two numbers multiply to 784 and add to the middle coefficient 56? Let's list all of the factors of 784:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-1,-2,-4,-7,-8,-14,-16,-28,-49,-56,-98,-112,-196,-392 ...List the negative factors as well. This will allow us to find all possible combinations\r
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First NumberSecond NumberSum
17841+784=785
23922+392=394
41964+196=200
71127+112=119
8988+98=106
145614+56=70
164916+49=65
282828+28=56
-1-784-1+(-784)=-785
-2-392-2+(-392)=-394
-4-196-4+(-196)=-200
-7-112-7+(-112)=-119
-8-98-8+(-98)=-106
-14-56-14+(-56)=-70
-16-49-16+(-49)=-65
-28-28-28+(-28)=-56
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now looking at the expression \"16k%5E2n%5E2%2B56knm%2B49m%5E2\", replace \"56knm\" with \"28knm%2B28knm\" (notice \"28knm%2B28knm\" adds up to \"56knm\". So it is equivalent to \"56knm\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's factor \"16k%5E2n%5E2%2B28knm%2B28knm%2B49m%5E2\" by grouping:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2816k%5E2n%5E2%2B28knm%29%2B%2828knm%2B49m%5E2%29\" Group like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4kn%284kn%2B7m%29%2B7m%284kn%2B7m%29\" Factor out the GCF of \"4kn\" out of the first group. Factor out the GCF of \"7m\" out of the second group\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284kn%2B7m%29%284kn%2B7m%29\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"16k%5E2n%5E2%2B28knm%2B28knm%2B49m%5E2\" factors to \"%284kn%2B7m%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So this also means that \"16k%5E2n%5E2%2B56knm%2B49m%5E2\" factors to \"%284kn%2B7m%29%5E2\" (since \"16k%5E2n%5E2%2B56knm%2B49m%5E2\" is equivalent to \"16k%5E2n%5E2%2B28knm%2B28knm%2B49m%5E2\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our expression goes from \"2km%2816k%5E2n%5E2%2B56knm%2B49m%5E2%29\" and factors further to \"2km%284kn%2B7m%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"32k%5E3n%5E2m%2B112k%5E2nm%5E2%2B98km%5E3\" completely factors to \"2km%284kn%2B7m%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283k%29%5E2-16m%5E2\" Rewrite \"9k%5E2\" as \"%283k%29%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283k%29%5E2-%284m%29%5E2\" Rewrite \"16m%5E2\" as \"%284m%29%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283k%2B4m%29%283k-4m%29\" Factor the expression using the difference of squares.\r
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