document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=422177>Question 422177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i am lost how do i solve x squared -2x=24 by factoring </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-2x=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-2x=24\"   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=x%5E2+-2x+-24=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-2x+-24=0\"   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=x%5E2+-2x+-24=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-2x+-24=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-6x\"   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=x%5E2+%2B4x-6x+-24=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B4x-6x+-24=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......group the first two terms together and the last two terms together like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2+%2B4x%29%2B%28-6x+-24%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2+%2B4x%29%2B%28-6x+-24%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....factor a x out of the first group and factor a -6 out of the second group.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x+%2B4%29-6%28x+%2B4%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x+%2B4%29-6%28x+%2B4%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....we have a common term (x +4) we can combine the two terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-6%29%28x+%2B4%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-6%29%28x+%2B4%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....now, a product is equal to zero if one or both multiplicands are equal to zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-6=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-6=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....->...<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=6\"   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=x%2B4=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B4=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....->...<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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