document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=300845>Question 300845</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation.  I am not sure how to solve it with a cubed variable.  Does it follow a regular FOIL pattern?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x^3 +5x^2 +11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "also, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t^3 + 6t-4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #215807 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=215807\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first thing you need to learn is proper terminology.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. An <b><i>equation</i></b> has an equals sign (\"=\") in it.  Neither of your <b><i>expressions</i></b> has an equals sign, so neither of your expressions is an equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. You can't <b><i>solve</i></b> anything that is not an equation.  You can simplify, evaluate, or factor, but you cannot solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now as to the two expressions you presented, it turns out that neither has any rational factors, neither can be simplified any more than they already are, and you did not present any values to substitute for the variables so as to be able to do an evaluation of the expressions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the answer to your question about pattern is no, cubics do not, in general, follow the \"FOIL\" pattern.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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