document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=283379>Question 283379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do I factor completely:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a^2 -4a -48  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #205701 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=205701\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> right away you can see that you can factor 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*(a^2-a-12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we have 1 and 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we need factors of twelve with a difference of one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 12 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 6 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 4 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 3 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we are repeating and the only match is 3 and 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the larger number must be negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a-4)*(a+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so now we have 4*(a-4)*(a+3)<BR>\n" );
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