document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=629303>Question 629303</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me figure <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-1/2)(4x^3-2x^2+5x-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where 1/2 is a fraction. I can solve this without the fraction, but can you help me to solve when there is a fraction involved. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #396172 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=396172\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can avoid the fraction this way:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+x+-+a+%29%2A%28+4x%5E3+-+2x%5E2+%2B+5x+-+6+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+x+-+a+%29%2A%28+4x%5E3+-+2x%5E2+%2B+5x+-+6+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4x%5E4+-+2x%5E3+%2B+5x%5E2+-+6x+-+4%2Aa%2Ax%5E3+%2B+2%2Aa%2Ax%5E2+-+5%2Aa%2Ax+%2B+6a+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4x%5E4+-+2x%5E3+%2B+5x%5E2+-+6x+-+4%2Aa%2Ax%5E3+%2B+2%2Aa%2Ax%5E2+-+5%2Aa%2Ax+%2B+6a+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4x%5E4+-+2x%5E3+-+4%2Aa%2Ax%5E3+%2B+5x%5E2+%2B+2%2Aa%2Ax%5E2+-+6x+-+5%2Aa%2Ax+%2B+6a+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4x%5E4+-+2x%5E3+-+4%2Aa%2Ax%5E3+%2B+5x%5E2+%2B+2%2Aa%2Ax%5E2+-+6x+-+5%2Aa%2Ax+%2B+6a+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4x%5E4+-+%28+2+%2B+4a+%29%2Ax%5E3+%2B+%28+5+%2B+2a+%29%2Ax%5E2+-+%28+6+%2B+5a+%29%2Ax+%2B+6a+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now substitute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+1%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+1%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4x%5E4+-+%28+2+%2B+4%2A%281%2F2%29+%29%2Ax%5E3+%2B+%28+5+%2B+2%2A%281%2F2%29+%29%2Ax%5E2+-+%28+6+%2B+5%2A%281%2F2%29+%29%2Ax+%2B+6%2A%281%2F2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4x%5E4+-+4x%5E3+%2B+6x%5E2+-+%2817%2F2%29%2Ax+%2B+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4x%5E4+-+4x%5E3+%2B+6x%5E2+-+%2817%2F2%29%2Ax+%2B+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope I got it </SPAN>\n" );
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