document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=402761>Question 402761</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (6x^2+7y-20) how do I factor? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #284889 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><B>sofiyac(983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><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=sofiyac><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=284889\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Did you mean 6x^2+7x-20??? Becaues the way you wrote it there's nothing to factor. To solve for x you can either use quadratic formula or complete the square. Formula is easier.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x^2+7x-20=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=6, b=7, c=-20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So those are your roots.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E2%2B7y-20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E2%2B7y-20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  you can try completing the square on it as well<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E2%2B7x=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E2%2B7x=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%28x%5E2%2B7x%2F6%29=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%28x%5E2%2B7x%2F6%29=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so we need to add (7/12)^2 in order to complete the square. But we have to account for that 6 up front, so in reality we are adding 49/24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%28x%2B7%2F12%29%5E2=529%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%28x%2B7%2F12%29%5E2=529%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divide each side by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B7%2F12%29%5E2=529%2F144 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B7%2F12%29%5E2=529%2F144\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > take square root of each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B7%2F12=%28%2B-23%29%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B7%2F12=%28%2B-23%29%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > subtract 7/12 from each side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
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