document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=444236>Question 444236</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> FIND THE ZEROS OF EACH FUNCTION BY FACTORING<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F(X)=Xto the second power - 3x-10 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "F(X)=Xto the second power - 3x-10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F(x) = x^2-3x-10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Inverse FOIL to factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x+2x-10 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-5)+2(x-5) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-5)(x+2) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 5 or x = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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