document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=654>Question 654</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I factor 6y^2+7y-25?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks, Sue </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=janinecb><B>janinecb(25)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=janinecb><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=226\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This one can't be factored. Use the quadratic formula.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where the equation is in the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, a = 6, b = 7, and c = -25.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify what is under the square root and the denominator.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This leaves you with:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This also leaves you with a situation where you have to decide if you need to get a decimal answer or if it is okay to leave it in the radical form. </SPAN>\n" );
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