document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254665>Question 254665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x to the 3rd - 2x to the second -15x = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "forgot how to do it </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "step 1 - lok for any GCF. We have x, so we can rewrite as<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 2 -factor if possible. we get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 3 - set each (_) = 0 and solve to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -3 </SPAN>\n" );
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