document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=581888>Question 581888</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help factoring this trinomail: 8k^2-9k+9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This might be jumping ahead in your lessons, but<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the discriminant is not a perfect square, it cannot be factored.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The discriminant is b^2 - 4ac, where a, b and c are the coefficients.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this trinomial, a = 8, b = -9, c = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Disc = b^2 - 4ac = 81 - 4*8*9 = 81 - 288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Disc = -207<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> not factorable<BR>\n" );
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