document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315085>Question 315085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i factor x^2-5x-6 step by step<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll do the first one and let's see if you can do the second one. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First, we look at what are the factors of 6? It's (1&6) (2&3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Hint: the meaning of factor is 2 quantities multiplied together to give a product (answer) for example 8 times 2 is 16 so 8&2 are the factors)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In algebra, factors are the when we multiply for example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6)(x+1) This by the way is the factor of x^2-5x-6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A quick hint here is when we multiply -6 and +1 we get -6, right? And when we <BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -6 and +1 we get -5, which are the numbers we need in the original problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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