document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=622580>Question 622580</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i am having trouble solving this equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how can you factor <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a2 + 1 + 3a  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #391479 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10552)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><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=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=391479\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i am having trouble solving this equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how can you factor <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a2 + 1 + 3a \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You DID NOT submit an equation, but a trinomial instead\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You'll need to find two factors whose PRODUCT is \"+ 2\" (product of \"c\" and \"a\", and whose sum is + 3 (coefficient of b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two factors that satisfy this criteria are + 1, and + 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We then have: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%282a+%2B+1%29%28a+%2B+1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%282a+%2B+1%29%28a+%2B+1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...That's it!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it's indeed an equation that you meant to post, then just set both binomials equal to 0 (zero), and solve for a to get 2 solutions.\r<BR>\n" );
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