document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=596272>Question 596272</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^4-5x^2-36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Help me. How do you factorize this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #377638 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=377638\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4-5x%5E2-36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4-5x%5E2-36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4-5x%5E2-36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4-5x%5E2-36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > completely factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%28x%2B3%29%28x%5E2%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%28x%2B3%29%28x%5E2%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: the numbers -9 and 4 multiply to -36 (the last number) and add to -5 (the second coefficient) </SPAN>\n" );
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