document.write( "Question 590962: 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
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b^2 + b - 6 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "

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Solve for b:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2%2Bb-6+=+0\"$ Factor the trinomial.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28b-2%29%28b%2B3%29+=+0\"$ Apply the zero product rule:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b-2+=+0\"$ or $\"b%2B3+=+0\"$ therefore:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b+=+2\"$ or $\"b+=+-3\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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