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document.write( "Factor the first two terms, , as \r\n" );
document.write( "Factor the last two terms, , as \r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out \r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we have to find the two zeros of \r\n" );
document.write( "which is not factorable with integers.  So we use the \r\n" );
document.write( "quadratic formula:\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the other two zeros are \r\n" );
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document.write( "So now \r\n" );
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document.write( "becomes:\r\n" );
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