document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=63972>Question 63972</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072918861/algebrahomeworkh>algebra for college students</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do you factor this polynomial?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2  - 20x  +  100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We need to fill the blanks with two numbers that multiply to get the last term, 100.  But add together to get the coefficient of the middle term, -20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10*-10=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10+-10=-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-10)(x-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-10)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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