document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=446953>Question 446953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve y2 + 8y = -15 by factoring.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y² + 8y = -15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y² + 8y + 15 = 0 {added 15 to both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y + 5)(y + 3) = 0 {factored into two binomials}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 5 = 0 or y + 3 = 0 {set each factor equal to 0}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -5 or y = -3 {solved each equation for x}<BR>\n" );
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