document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35676>Question 35676</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Describe your strategy for factoring a polynomial. Give an example showing all of your steps please?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+7x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First thing you should do is look at your signs, these determine what signs are going to be in the parenthesis;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first; the \"second\" sign in this case it is +, so that means the signs in the factor are going to be the same;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the \"first\" sign is +, that tells us both signs are going to be +;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+_ )(x+_ );<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now are last number in the polynomial is 10; so we list the factors of 10;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 and 5; 10 and 1; that's it. So which two factors, when added together = 7;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 and 5; so we plug those numbers into the factor;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)(x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope you understand<BR>\n" );
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