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x^2-8x+16=
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\n" ); document.write( "To factor, fill the blanks with two integers that multiply to give you +16, but add to give you -8.
\n" ); document.write( "-4*-4=+16 and -4+(-4)=-8
\n" ); document.write( "(x-4)(x-4)
\n" ); document.write( "(x-4)^2
\n" ); document.write( "If this was supposed to be solved,
\n" ); document.write( "x-4=0
\n" ); document.write( "x-4+4=0+4
\n" ); document.write( "x=4\r
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2-17x+16=
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\n" ); document.write( "Two integers that multiply to give you +16, but add to give you -17:
\n" ); document.write( "-1*-16=+16 and -1+(-16)=-17
\n" ); document.write( "(x-1)(x-16)
\n" ); document.write( "If this was supposed to be solved:
\n" ); document.write( "x-1=0 or x-16=0
\n" ); document.write( "x-1+1=0+1 or x-16+16=0+16
\n" ); document.write( "x=1 or x=16
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2-8x+15
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\n" ); document.write( "Two numbers that multiply to give you +15, but add to give you -8:
\n" ); document.write( "-3*-5=+15 and -3+(-5)=-8
\n" ); document.write( "(x-3)(x-5)
\n" ); document.write( "If you were supposed to solve for x:
\n" ); document.write( "x-3=0 or x-5=0
\n" ); document.write( "x-3+3=0+3 or x-5+5=0+5
\n" ); document.write( "x=3 or x=5
\n" ); document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!! \n" ); document.write( "