document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=867026>Question 867026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2+2x-8 divided by -x^3-2x^2-24x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my teacher wants me to simplify it then factor it out and tell her what x cannot be.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so far I factored the top one.. I believe it is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4)(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but I do not know how to solve the bottom because it is cubed..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #522646 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=522646\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2+2x-8 divided by -x^3-2x^2-24x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my teacher wants me to simplify it then factor it out and tell her what x cannot be.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so far I factored the top one.. I believe it is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4)(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but I do not know how to solve the bottom because it is cubed..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You don't solve the bottom, you factor it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x^3-2x^2-24x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor out (or divide by) -x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -x*(x^2 + 2x + 12)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x cannot be a value that makes the DEN (bottom) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So x <> 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other 2 x's are complex numbers, not real.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't know if you want those.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B2x%2B12+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B2x%2B12+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%282%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A12=-44 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%282%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A12=-44\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  The discriminant -44 is less than zero. That means that there are no solutions among real numbers.<BR><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  If you are a student of advanced school algebra and are aware about <u>imaginary numbers<u>, read on.<BR><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      In the field of imaginary numbers, the square root of -44 is + or - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28+44%29+=+6.6332495807108 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28+44%29+=+6.6332495807108\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      The solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28-2%2B-i%2Asqrt%28+-44+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=++%28-2%2B-i%2A6.6332495807108%29%2F2%5C1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B2%2Ax%2B12+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B2%2Ax%2B12+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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