document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=472716>Question 472716</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve (x-99)(x-101)(x-103)(x-105)= -16 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #324173 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=324173\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let u = x - 102. Our equation becomes (u+3)(u+1)(u-1)(u-3) = -16. We can rewrite this as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE (u^2 - 9)(u^2 - 1) = -16\"> (collect 1st, 4th terms and 2nd, 3rd terms)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since this is equal to x-102, we have\r<BR>\n" );
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