document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=285425>Question 285425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Having issues solving this one:  (x-5)²-6(x-5)+8.   I came up with the answer (x-11)(x+3) but that's not the right answer...please help.  Used the u²+bu+c formula and Im missing something here. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let's say u= (x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u^2-6u+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factors are -4 and -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(u-4)*(u-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now substitute x-5 for u<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5-4)*(x-5-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-9)*(x-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which works.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can't for the life of me think how you got (x-11) and (x+3).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you had calculated out the original expression you should have gotten <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-16x+63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which also factors to (x-9)(x-7)<BR>\n" );
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