document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=271082>Question 271082</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is 4x squared-x-5?  Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #198498 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LarissaRichardson><B>LarissaRichardson(34)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LarissaRichardson><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=LarissaRichardson><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=198498\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x^2-x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to reverse FOIL<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It will be a lot of trial and error since the x variable has a coefficient with it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can either start with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x)(2x) which will give you the 4x^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or start with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x)(x) which also gives you 4x^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will then plug in numbers as like FOIL to figure out what multiplied together and subtracted will give you the correct answers. In this case\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4x-5)(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F: 4x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "O: 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I: -5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L: -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Written: 4x^2+4x-5x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplified as: 4x^2-x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So your answer will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x-5)(x+1) </SPAN>\n" );
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