document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=602706>Question 602706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, i need help factoring trinomials where a>1   problem is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4n^2 - 15n - 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I dont understand how if the factors of -25 are meant to =  - 15  how to do this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The factors of -25 are not mean to be = -15 because -15n results from (4n)(-5) + (5)(n).<BR>\n" );
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