document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=631560>Question 631560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i factor 8x^2-24x+18? i'm quite confused and can't seem to find a solution!  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "how do i factor 8x^2-24x+18? i'm quite confused and can't seem to find a solution! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x%5E2+-+24x+%2B+18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x%5E2+-+24x+%2B+18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%284x%5E2+-+12x+%2B+9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%284x%5E2+-+12x+%2B+9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ Factoring out GCF, 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We're now looking for 2 factors whose product is + 36 (c * a, or 9 * 4), and whose sum is - 12 (b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These two factors are:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which will now give us: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-+6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-+6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-+6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-+6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-+12x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-+12x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the trinomial\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now have: 2(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2+-+6x+-+6x+%2B+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2+-+6x+-+6x+%2B+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now factor the first two expressions, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2+-+6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2+-+6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-+6x+%2B+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-+6x+%2B+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2[<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%282x+-+3%29+-+3%282x+-+3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%282x+-+3%29+-+3%282x+-+3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This now gives us: 2(2x - 3)(2x - 3), or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%282%282x+-+3%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%282%282x+-+3%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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