document.write( "Question 70565This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": factor each of the following tinomials completely:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 11x - 60 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When I factored this one I came up with:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 15x + 4x - 60
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 11x - 60\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I am not sure how I ended up with the equation for the answer. Is this correct? I need some help with this one. Thanks. \n" ); document.write( "
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factor each of the following tinomials completely:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 11x - 60
\n" ); document.write( "When I factored this one I came up with:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 15x + 4x - 60
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 11x - 60
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\n" ); document.write( "Right, you took a step backwards and endup where you started.
\n" ); document.write( "This is what you should have done:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 15x + 4x - 60
\n" ); document.write( "You should now factor the 1st two terms and the last two terms separately:
\n" ); document.write( "x(x-15) + 4(x-15)
\n" ); document.write( "Now you have a common factor of (x-15)
\n" ); document.write( "Factor that out to get:
\n" ); document.write( "(x-15)(x+4)
\n" ); document.write( "Those are the factors you want.
\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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