document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28046>Question 28046</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I got a couple that are really stumping me, can you show them with the steps?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor out<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First:   x3 – 26x2 + 48x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second:3x^2 – 2x – 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Third: x2 – 5x – 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks You have been a great help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15297 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=15297\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1st: common factor of \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewrite as x(x^2-26x+48)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor the quadratic as (x-2)(x-24)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Final answer x(x-2)(x-24)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: ac = Product of 3 and -8 = -24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find two numbers whose product is ac and whose sum is b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Numbers are -6 and 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewrite original problem as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3x^2-6x+4x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor the 1st two terms and the last two terms separately to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3x(x-2)+4(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor again to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2)(3x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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