document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=590962>Question 590962</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I thought I knew how to do these but I obviously do not because I missed them on my homework assignment. Can someone explain this to me<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2 + b - 6 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "zero product: if the product is zero, then any (or all) of the factors may be zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b + 3 = 0 ___ b = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b - 2 = 0 ___ b = 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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