document.write( "Question 865763: Hi there could you please help me understand how to figure out question (7iii) in the following past exam paper. Here is the link, thank you.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"h%28x-2%29=%28x-2%29%5E2%2Ba%28x-2%29%2Bb=x%5E2-4x%2B7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-4x%2B4%2Bax-2a%2Bb=x%5E2-4x%2B7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x%2Bax-2a%2Bb=-4x%2B7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-4%2Ba%29x%2B%284-2a%2Bb%29=-4x%2B7\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"4-2a%2Bb=7\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"-2a%2Bb=4\"
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