document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=605636>Question 605636</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For my homework I need to use the distributive property to write 7x^2-11x in equivalent form as a product of two linear factors. Basically I don't have any idea what any of this means. Please explain the distributive property, and linear factors.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #381754 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=381754\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For my homework I need to use the distributive property to write 7x^2-11x in equivalent form as a product of two linear factors. Basically I don't have any idea what any of this means. Please explain the distributive property, and linear factors.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They're asking you to \"factor\" the expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"Linear factors\" are polynomials of degree 1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, if we start with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x^2-11x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "common to both terms is x, so \"factor\" it out:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(7x-11)  (this is what they want) </SPAN>\n" );
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