document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=236763>Question 236763</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have had some difficulty with this problem and would very much appreciate some help with it. I am sorry, but, as I do not know how to make an exponent on my keyboard, the exponents will be signified by asterisks. The number of asterisks following a number will signify the value of the exponent. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x***-6x**+8x-48 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #174178 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=174178\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^3 - 6x^2 + 8x - 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "grouping ___ (x^3 - 6x^2) + (8x - 48)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factoring ___ x^2 (x - 6) + 8 (x - 6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rearranging ___ (x^2 + 8)(x - 6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x - 6) is a real number factor of the expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^2 + 8) has no real factors </SPAN>\n" );
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