document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=197089>Question 197089</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find the equivalent factored form of a quadratic expression?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. 2x^2+3x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. 3x^2-x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. x^2-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. n^2-4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #147941 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=147941\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the equivalent factored form of a quadratic expression?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have to understand how FOIL generates a product of binomials.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then you have to figure out how to reverse the process.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is called the AC method of factoring.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. 2x^2+3x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2 + 2x + x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(x+1) + (x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+1)(2x+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. 3x^2-x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2 -4x + 3x -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(3x-4) + 3x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x-4)(x+1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. x^2-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 3x -3x -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+3)-3(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3)(x-3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. n^2-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n^2 + 2n -2n -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n(n+2)-2(n+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(n+2)(n-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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