document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=762333>Question 762333</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to simplify this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x2 – 2x – 24 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Couple problems here. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) All equations have an equal sign<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) Is 2x2 – 2x – 24 supposed to be 2x^2 – 2x – 24 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Anyway, here's one way to simplify this expression:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x^2 – x – 12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can factor this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-4)(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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