document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230462>Question 230462</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2+2x-24=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor. Ask yourself: what two numbers multiply to -24 and add up to +2? The answer is +6 and -4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x-24=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+6)(x-4)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which has two solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Either x=-6 or x=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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