document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=31992>Question 31992</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078250838/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you factor trinomials that are equal to something such as:x^2-x+56=17x <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 #18556 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=18556\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, first, you need to get you quadratic equation into the standard form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So you'll need to get everything on one side of the = sign.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-x%2B56+=+17x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-x%2B56+=+17x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 17x from both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-+x+%2B+56+-+17x+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-+x+%2B+56+-+17x+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-+18x+%2B+56+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-+18x+%2B+56+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now you can factor the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+-+4%29%28x+-+14%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+-+4%29%28x+-+14%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Apply the zero products principle if you want to solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-4+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-4+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and/or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+-+14+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+-+14+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+-+4+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+-+4+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+-+14+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+-+14+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The roots are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14 </SPAN>\n" );
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