document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=221629>Question 221629</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor Z2-3z-18 and 5z2+17z+14  Both the \"2\" next to the z's are supposed to be the to the power kind of two;s but have no idea how to make them. Can someone please explain to me how to factor????????? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Deb </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #166184 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><B>sofiyac(983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=sofiyac><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=166184\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Z%5E2-3z-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Z%5E2-3z-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok, so here is how i do these, i will break it down into (   )(   ) a set of parenthesis, then i see what can i put in there? well in order to get the first term, we can either have z times z or z^2 times 1. The second one won't work since we have to have z+something times z-something soooo...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28z%2B%3F%29%28z-%3F%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28z%2B%3F%29%28z-%3F%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > now we look at the third term, which is 18,how can we get 18? well we can do 6 times 3, 9 times 2 or 18 times 1. How do you know which one we need? Well the middle terms decides that, we need -6 and +3, if we add them, we will have -3 which is the coefficient of the third term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28z-6%29%28z%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28z-6%29%28z%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and just to verify this is equal to z^2-6z+3z-18=z^2-3z-18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5z%5E2%2B17z%2B14=%285z%2B7%29%28z%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5z%5E2%2B17z%2B14=%285z%2B7%29%28z%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feel free to check the answer, but it is correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Good luck  Deb!!!!   =) </SPAN>\n" );
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