document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=345451>Question 345451</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^2-5s-50=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "split the center term such that when they add up you get -10s and when multiplied you get 30s^2. (product of 1st term and last term)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s^2-10s+5s-50=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s(s-10)+5(s-10)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(s-10)((s+5)=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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