document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=812718>Question 812718</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Put the function y=2X^2-2x-3 into factored form with integer coefficients and then identify any horizontal intercepts.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want a and b so that ab=-3 and so that 2b+a=-2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your choices to check are a=-1, b=3; a=1, b=-3; a=-3, b=1; a=3, b=-1.   Just try each combination until you find which one works. </SPAN>\n" );
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