document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=423544>Question 423544</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to factro this quadratic expression?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2-4x-15 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #295382 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=295382\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 only has one set of factors , 3 and 1 ___ so the first terms of the two binomial factors are 3x and 1x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now you have to find factors of -15 that can \"combine\" with the the 3x and 1x to give -4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ like -3 and 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x + 5)(x - 3) </SPAN>\n" );
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