document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=321090>Question 321090</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this question 6x²-11x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please explain as you solve the problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #229951 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=229951\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there is no \"solution\" because there is no equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "however , the expression can be factored\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the \"x\" (2nd) term , is the result of \"combining\" the factors<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ of the \"x^2\" (1st) term , and the constant (3rd) term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ think of it as a \"reverse\" FOILing operation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "because the 2nd term is negative with the 1st and 3rd terms positive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ one set of factors will be positive and one set will be negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "using the factors 1x and 6x for the 1st term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ and the factors -1 and -5 for the 3rd term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the expression factors to ___ (6x - 5)(x - 1) </SPAN>\n" );
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