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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> steps to factor 12a^2 + 84ab + 147b^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A little trick:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you graph this as 12x^2 + 84x + 147 you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "will see that -7/2 is a root.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That means 2x+7 is a factor.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (2a+7b)(6a+21b)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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