document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=471341>Question 471341</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor the trinomial x^2-3x-4. Write each factor as a polynomial in descending order. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Factors into two binomials:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- 1st terms are factors of x²....x and x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- 2nd terms multiply to get -4 and add to get -3.....+1 and -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x² - 3x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (x + 1)(x - 4) {factored into two binomials}<BR>\n" );
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