document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=233477>Question 233477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2-6x-27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the teacher does it in class it looks so easy.I tried synthetic division but it does not come out right.I tried dividing -3 into x^2-6x-27 but I can not figure out how many times -3 will go into x which would actually be 1x,so I am stuck at the first step.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #172312 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=172312\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2 - 6x - 27 divided by x + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide x into x^2 to get x ***** first part of your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply x * (x+3) to get x^2 + 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract x^2 + 3x from x^2 - 6x to get -9x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "carry down the -27 to get -9x - 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide x into -9x to get -9 ***** second part of your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply -9 * (x+3) to get -9x - 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract -9x - 27 from -9x - 27 to get 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 6x - 27 divided by x + 3 = x - 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+3) * (x-9) = x^2 - 6x - 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying those factors out gets:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 9x + 3x - 27 which becomes x^2 - 6x - 27 which is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer is x - 9\r<BR>\n" );
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