document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=790735>Question 790735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve this problem it says find values of x when the expression is equal to zero using factoring.  I dont understand how to do this can someone give me an example step by step please,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	X^2-12X +36=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember the process of multiplying two binomials using FOIL?  Example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (x\ -\ 3)(x\ +\ 1)\ =\ x^2\ +\ x\ -\ 3x\ -\ 3\ =\ x^2\ -\ 2x\ -\ 3\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now they want you to do that process backwards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE (-6) + (-6)\ =\ -12\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE (-6)*(-6)\ =\ 36\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you have your two factors, use the Zero Product Rule:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ab\ =\ 0\ \Leftrightarrow\ (a\ =\ 0)\ \small{\vee }\ \LARGE (b\ =\ 0)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<font face=\"Math1\" size=\"+2\">Egw to Beta kai to Sigma</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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