document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=766753>Question 766753</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please PLEASE help me. :'( :'( I don't understand it at ALL. :'(\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " x4 + 2x3 - 8x - 16 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A (x + 2)(x2 + 2x + 4) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B(x - 2)(x2 + 2x + 4) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(x - 2)(x + 2)(x2 + 2x + 4) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D(x + 2)(x2 + 4x + 8) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "E (x2 + 4x - 4)(x2 + 2x + 4) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "F cannot be factored \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x3 - 12x2 + 48x - 64 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A (x - 4)(x + 4)2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B(x-4)3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(x + 4)3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D(x + 4)(x - 4)2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "E (x - 4)(x2 + 2x + 1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "F cannot be factored \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2w4 + 1250 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A -2(w2 + 25) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B(w - 5)(w + 5)(w2 + 25) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "C-2(w - 5)(w2 + 25) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D-2(w - 5)(w - 5)(w2 + 25) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "E -2(w - 5)(w + 5)(w2 + 25) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "F cannot be factored <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #467208 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=467208\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In saying \"x3 - 12x2 + 48x - 64\", you really mean this:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5E3+-+12x%5E2+%2B+48x+-+64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5E3+-+12x%5E2+%2B+48x+-+64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need proper text usage and tags for making the typesetting or rendering.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "None of the choices shown for that one are correct but the polynomial IS factorable.  Try guessing at some linear binomial as a divisor and do polynomial division ---------- I should not say that, since you are probably only in Algebra 1 and have not dealt much with root finding and such.  Even so, polynomial division is actually easier than long division on base ten numbers.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Anyway, looking at the particular polynomial, I guessed that either x-4 or x+4 could be a possible factor, so I tried polynomial long division.  The factor which worked was x-4. The correct factorization that you are  looking for is NOT shown in your list of choices.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I found this:<BR>\n" );
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