document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=477118>Question 477118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello.  My question is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-3%29%28x%2B4%29=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-3%29%28x%2B4%29=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  I need to solve by factoring.  I tried to but this into standard form, and i came up with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B5x-18=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B5x-18=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  When I put  it into my calculator, I found the intersects were (-4.5,0) and (2,0).  However, I need to know how to do this without using a calculator.  Do you know of any factoring methods that would help me out on this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #327130 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=327130\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you can factor it to (2x + 9)(x - 2) = 0, you are pretty lucky. If you cannot factor easily (which is perfectly fine, I might not have been able to factor this right away) you can use the quadratic formula to find the roots of the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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