document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430697>Question 430697</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How can I solve x^2-12x=-36 by factoring?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So far This is the work I have accomplished:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2-12x=-36.  Stating the original problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2-12x+36=0   Add 36 to each side <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6)(x-6).       Factoring<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But then I get confused.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you help? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So far This is the work I have accomplished:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2-12x=-36. Stating the original problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2-12x+36=0 Add 36 to each side <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6)(x-6). Factoring<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But then I get confused.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you help?<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'd say you got it right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can check your work by doing the multiplication:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6)(x-6)=x^2 -6x -6x + 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collecting like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6)(x-6) = x^2 -12x + 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Done </SPAN>\n" );
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