document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54535>Question 54535</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072549017/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hope I am in the right place with this question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor each of the following trinomials completely.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2a^3-52a^2b+96ab^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got as far as ...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2a(a^2-26ab+48b^2). Then I got completely lost. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2a%5E3-52a%5E2b%2B96ab%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2a%5E3-52a%5E2b%2B96ab%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Aa=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Aa=a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2Ab=b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2Ab=b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two numbers that multiply together to give you +48, but add together to give you -26 are -2 and -24.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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