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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document.write( "Factor the polynomial\r
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document.write( "1.) (32k^3 n^2 m)+(112k^2 nm^2)+(98km^3)\r
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document.write( "2.) (9k^2)-(16m^2)\r
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document.write( "3.) (147a^4 b)-(48b^3)\r
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document.write( "4.) (x^2)-(2/3)x+c\r
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document.write( "I know I asked more than one but I really need these answers asap I will not ask anymore today. Also I'm on an iPhone and it's already a pain to text on it I couldn't imgine going back and forth on a website. Thank you so much! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #143683 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I'll do the first two to get you started, repost if you need more help.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "# 1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's focus on the inner expression \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Looking at \n" ); document.write( " \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 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Factors of 784:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1,2,4,7,8,14,16,28,49,56,98,112,196,392\r \n" ); document.write( " \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 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "These factors pair up and multiply to 784\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1*784\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2*392\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4*196\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7*112\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8*98\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "14*56\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "16*49\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "28*28\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-1)*(-784)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-2)*(-392)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-4)*(-196)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-7)*(-112)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-8)*(-98)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-14)*(-56)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-16)*(-49)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-28)*(-28)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "note: remember two negative numbers multiplied together make a positive number\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now which of these pairs add to 56? Lets make a table of all of the pairs of factors we multiplied and see which two numbers add to 56\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From this list we can see that 28 and 28 add up to 56 and multiply to 784\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now looking at the expression \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's factor \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So this also means that \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our expression goes from \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "# 2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice how we have a difference of squares. So let's use the difference of squares formula \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |