document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=36220>Question 36220</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me factor this-please show me the steps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2 + 2x - 16 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First: Take the first times the third coefficients.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: -48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second: Ask the question what factors of -48 equals positive 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: 8, -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Third: Separate the middle terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2-6x+8x-16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fourth: Factor using GCF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x(x-2)+8(x-2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Important: At this point the quantities inside the parentheses must be the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fifth: The quantity inside the parentheses is your first binomial and outside the parentheses is your second but the quantity inside the parentheses must be the same<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Final Answer: (3x+8)(x-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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