document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=579159>Question 579159</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 9+6k-8k^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "=-8k^2+6k+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8*9=-72; +12 and -6 are factors of -72 whose sum is +6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8k^2+12k-6k+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-4k(2k-3)-3(2k-3)  Factoring by grouping<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -(4k+3)(2k-3)<BR>\n" );
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