document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=192297>Question 192297</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me factor out<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2-6b-40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #144333 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Tieria.Erde><B>Tieria.Erde(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Tieria.Erde><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=144333\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the form, this one is (b+ )(b- )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Identify the third factor (40) that would add and subtract to get -6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 1*40<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 2*20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[4*10] <--- This one subtracts to get -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the second term is a negative the bigger number gets the subtraction part.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: (b+4)(b-10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check: b(b-10)= b^2-10b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       4(b-10)= 4b-40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2-6b-40 </SPAN>\n" );
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