document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=241144>Question 241144</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the LCM of x^2 +6x-7 and x^2 +5x - 14 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #176595 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=176595\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Don't let the algebra fool you. These LCM problems are done the same way you did them in arithmetic. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1)Find the prime factors in each term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2)Find which prime factor is used more times in each term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3)Collect all of most used prime factors<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4)Multiply it all out\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5E2+%2B6x-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5E2+%2B6x-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B7%29%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B7%29%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B5x+-+14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B5x+-+14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B7%29%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B7%29%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So there are three different prime factors, each used once.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect them<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2+%2B6x-7%29%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2+%2B6x-7%29%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now multiply and simplify and you're done<BR>\n" );
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