document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316990>Question 316990</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9z^2+zu+27z+3u </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226917 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=226917\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9z%5E2%2Bzu%2B27z%2B3u ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9z%5E2%2Bzu%2B27z%2B3u\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289z%5E2%2Bzu%29%2B%2827z%2B3u%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289z%5E2%2Bzu%29%2B%2827z%2B3u%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Group the terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z%289z%2Bu%29%2B3%289z%2Bu%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z%289z%2Bu%29%2B3%289z%2Bu%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > out of the first group. Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > out of the second group\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28z%2B3%29%289z%2Bu%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28z%2B3%29%289z%2Bu%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since we have the common term <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9z%2Bu ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9z%2Bu\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9z%5E2%2Bzu%2B27z%2B3u ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9z%5E2%2Bzu%2B27z%2B3u\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28z%2B3%29%289z%2Bu%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28z%2B3%29%289z%2Bu%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9z%5E2%2Bzu%2B27z%2B3u=%28z%2B3%29%289z%2Bu%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9z%5E2%2Bzu%2B27z%2B3u=%28z%2B3%29%289z%2Bu%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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