document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=49170>Question 49170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you factor these four problems:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) x2- 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2)x4-y4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3)x2-7X+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4)2X2- 5x-3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #32593 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=32593\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1) x^2 - 64 find factors of -64 that sum to 0 : -8 and 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 8x + 8x - 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^2 - 8x) + (8x - 64)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x - 8) + 8(x - 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 8)(x - 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) x^4 - y^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just as you see above: (a - b)(a + b) = a^2 - b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what are 'a' and 'b' for x^4 - y^4 in a^2 - b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = x^2 and b = y^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^2 - y^2)(x^2 + y^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3)x^2 - 7x + 10 find factors of 10 that sum to -7: -5 and -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 5x - 2x + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^2 - 5x) + (-2x + 10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x - 5) - 2(x - 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x - 2)(x - 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4) 2x^2 - 5x - 3 find factors of -6 that sum to -5: -6 and 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2 - 6x + x - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x^2 - 6x) + (x - 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(x - 3) + 1(x - 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x + 1)(x - 3) </SPAN>\n" );
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