document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=862126>Question 862126</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do I factor 2a^2+1+3a </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #519484 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</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=519484\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All three terms show addition operation, and no negative sign nor subtraction found.  Arrange as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2a%5E2%2B3a%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2a%5E2%2B3a%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  One obvious binomial factor combination is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you think of any other combination?  You want the leading terms of each binomial to give product of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and you want the constant terms of the binomials to have product of 1.  You want to check to see that the resulting terms of a will sum to 3a.  Certainly they do. </SPAN>\n" );
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