document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=193818>Question 193818</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0138142254/algebrahomeworkh>Basic Technical Mathematics</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure if I did this correctly.  Direction is factor completely<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15z^2 - 2z -8   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did  5*3(2-4)(2+4) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "factors of -8 have to \"combine\" with factors of 15, to result in -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "two factors of -8 ___ -4,2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "two factors of 15 ___ 3,5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 times -4 is -12 ___ 5 times 2 is 10 ___ -12 plus 10 is -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3z+2)(5z-4) are the factors </SPAN>\n" );
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