document.write( "Question 526716: I am lost with this question. Factor completely Remember to look first for a common factor. Check by multiplying. If a polynomial is prime, state this.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #348660 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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It looks like the general form would be
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\n" ); document.write( "That gives you the right signs
\n" ); document.write( "when you expand it
\n" ); document.write( "If $\"a=2\"$ and $\"b=12\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( "that doesn't give me an $\"11\"$
\n" ); document.write( "in the middle term
\n" ); document.write( "Suppose $\"+a+=+3+\"$ and $\"+b+=+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28x+-+3y%29%2A%28x+-+8y%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%5E2+-+11y+%2B+24y%5E2+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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