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document.write( "Use the AC Method.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Think of two numbers whose product is AC = -60 and whose sum is B = -7.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The numbers are -12 and 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Replace -7x with 5x-12x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30x^2+5x-12x-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the 1st two and the last two terms separately:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x(6x+1)-2(6x+1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor again to get the final answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6x+1)(5x-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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