document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=722870>Question 722870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Say you have a question asking you to factor 4x^2+19x+12=0 I know that the first step would be to separate 19x into something like 10x and 9x. Next you put it back in and get 4x^2+10x+9x+12=0. From there i got x(4x+5)but im not sure what to do what to finish this.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #442896 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=442896\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Just looking at the polynomial, a person would usually not know, but these arrangements should be examined:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Look for a pairs of numbers which give product of 12, but when the resulting \"I\" and \"O\" products are summed, give 19x.  I am specifically referring to the F.O.I.L. multiplication process for two binomials.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F.O.I.L. stands for \"first, outer, inner, last.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As an example, (a+b)(c+d), first is ac, outer is ad, inner is bc, last is bd. </SPAN>\n" );
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