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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Looking at the expression $\"5d%5E2%2B6d-8\"$ , we can see that the first coefficient is $\"5\"$ , the second coefficient is $\"6\"$ , and the last term is $\"-8\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now multiply the first coefficient $\"5\"$ by the last term $\"-8\"$ to get $\"%285%29%28-8%29=-40\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now the question is: what two whole numbers multiply to $\"-40\"$ (the previous product) and add to the second coefficient $\"6\"$ ?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find these two numbers, we need to list all of the factors of $\"-40\"$ (the previous product).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Factors of $\"-40\"$ :\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note: list the negative of each factor. This will allow us to find all possible combinations.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "These factors pair up and multiply to $\"-40\"$ .\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1*(-40) = -40
\n" ); document.write( "2*(-20) = -40
\n" ); document.write( "4*(-10) = -40
\n" ); document.write( "5*(-8) = -40
\n" ); document.write( "(-1)*(40) = -40
\n" ); document.write( "(-2)*(20) = -40
\n" ); document.write( "(-4)*(10) = -40
\n" ); document.write( "(-5)*(8) = -40\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's add up each pair of factors to see if one pair adds to the middle coefficient $\"6\"$ :\r
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First Number	Second Number	Sum
1	-40	1+(-40)=-39
2	-20	2+(-20)=-18
4	-10	4+(-10)=-6
5	-8	5+(-8)=-3
-1	40	-1+40=39
-2	20	-2+20=18
-4	10	-4+10=6
-5	8	-5+8=3

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From the table, we can see that the two numbers $\"-4\"$ and $\"10\"$ add to $\"6\"$ (the middle coefficient).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the two numbers $\"-4\"$ and $\"10\"$ both multiply to $\"-40\"$ and add to $\"6\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now replace the middle term $\"6d\"$ with $\"-4d%2B10d\"$ . Remember, $\"-4\"$ and $\"10\"$ add to $\"6\"$ . So this shows us that $\"-4d%2B10d=6d\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5d%5E2%2Bhighlight%28-4d%2B10d%29-8\"$ Replace the second term $\"6d\"$ with $\"-4d%2B10d\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285d%5E2-4d%29%2B%2810d-8%29\"$ Group the terms into two pairs.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"d%285d-4%29%2B%2810d-8%29\"$ Factor out the GCF $\"d\"$ from the first group.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"d%285d-4%29%2B2%285d-4%29\"$ Factor out $\"2\"$ from the second group. The goal of this step is to make the terms in the second parenthesis equal to the terms in the first parenthesis.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28d%2B2%29%285d-4%29\"$ Combine like terms. Or factor out the common term $\"5d-4\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So $\"5d%5E2%2B6d-8\"$ factors to $\"%28d%2B2%29%285d-4%29\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, $\"5d%5E2%2B6d-8=%28d%2B2%29%285d-4%29\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note: you can check the answer by expanding $\"%28d%2B2%29%285d-4%29\"$ to get $\"5d%5E2%2B6d-8\"$ or by graphing the original expression and the answer (the two graphs should be identical).
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