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document.write( "please do it step by step </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Do a reverse-FOIL.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 -4x+x -2 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x(x-2) + (x-2) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-2)(2x+1) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 or x = -1/2<BR>\n" );
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