document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=368665>Question 368665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me factor the trinomial 8k^2-9k+9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #262838 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=262838\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The trinomial cannot be factored into linear factors having rational coefficients, because the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac+=+81+-+4%2A8%2A9+=+-207 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac+=+81+-+4%2A8%2A9+=+-207\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a negative number that is not a perfect square. </SPAN>\n" );
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