document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385449>Question 385449</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2w^2 + 5w - 12 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2*-12=-24. Sum of the factors of -24 that equal 5 are 8 and -3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2w^2+8w-3w-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2w(w+4)-3(w+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(2w-3)(w+4)<BR>\n" );
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