document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=293207>Question 293207</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by factoring and using the principle of zero products.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x2 + 6x - 16 = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 6x - 16 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-8x+2x-16 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-8)+2(x-8) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-8)(x+2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 or x = -2<BR>\n" );
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