document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43034>Question 43034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor Completly<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^3 – 26x^2 + 80x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not quite sure how to factor this trinomial\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28061 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gsmani_iyer><B>gsmani_iyer(201)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gsmani_iyer><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=gsmani_iyer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=28061\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E3-26%5E2%2B80x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E3-26%5E2%2B80x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%28x%5E2-13x%2B40%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%28x%5E2-13x%2B40%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%28x%5E2-5x-8x%2B40%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%28x%5E2-5x-8x%2B40%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2A%28x%28x-5%29-8%28x-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2A%28x%28x-5%29-8%28x-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2A%28x-5%29%2A%28x-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2A%28x-5%29%2A%28x-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Answer.  First of all factorise the expression by the common factor i.e. 2x.  Then factorise x^2-13x+40 into (x-5)(x-8).  As these factors cannot be further factorised, 2x*(x-5)(x-8) is the Answer.  I hope this is clear to you.  \r<BR>\n" );
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