document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=829804>Question 829804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve 2x2 &#8722; 3x &#8722; 5 = 0 by factoring </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #500135 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=500135\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You mean this:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2-3x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2-3x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The constant terms in each binomial factor must give a product of -5.  This combination would be either -1 and 5 OR 1 and -5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The term 2x^2  would require terms of x to be 2x and x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check the different combinations of the terms in the binomials and the position of the terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x___-1)(x___5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x___1)(x___-5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x___-5)(x___1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x____5)(x___-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WHICH one of those combinations works? </SPAN>\n" );
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