document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=296984>Question 296984</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I'm just starting college back up and it's been a while since I was in a math class - Can you please explain to me the steps to solve this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2-7xy+6y^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #213968 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=213968\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x^2-7xy+6y^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for any quadratic equation to be solved \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply the coefficient of the first term and the third term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "split the second term into two terms such that the product of the two co-efficients  of split terms  must be equal to the the product of the co-efficients of term 1 & term 3  and their sum must be equal to the second term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 -4xy-3xy+6y^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4 -3 =-7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4*-3=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x(x-2y)-3v(x-2y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-2y)(2x-3y)\r<BR>\n" );
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