document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892659>Question 892659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> factor completely\r<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 #540683 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=540683\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2-24x-14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2-24x-14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x%5E2-12x-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x%5E2-12x-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's try to factor the inner expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-12x-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-12x-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Looking at the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-12x-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-12x-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can see that the first coefficient is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the second coefficient is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and the last term is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now multiply the first coefficient <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by the last term <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%29%28-7%29=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%29%28-7%29=-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now the question is: what two whole numbers multiply to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the previous product) <font size=4><b>and</b></font> add to the second coefficient <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find these two numbers, we need to list <font size=4><b>all</b></font> of the factors of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (the previous product).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factors of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1,7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: list the negative of each factor. This will allow us to find all possible combinations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These factors pair up and multiply to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1*(-7) = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1)*(7) = -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's add up each pair of factors to see if one pair adds to the middle coefficient <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<th>First Number</th><th>Second Number</th><th>Sum</th><tr><TD   align=\"center\"><font color=black>1</font></TD><TD   align=\"center\"><font color=black>-7</font></TD><TD   align=\"center\"><font color=black>1+(-7)=-6</font></TD></tr><tr><TD   align=\"center\"><font color=black>-1</font></TD><TD   align=\"center\"><font color=black>7</font></TD><TD   align=\"center\"><font color=black>-1+7=6</font></TD></tr>\n" );
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document.write( "From the table, we can see that there are no pairs of numbers which add to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-12x-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-12x-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cannot be factored.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2-24x-14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2-24x-14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simply factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x%5E2-12x-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x%5E2-12x-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2-24x-14=2%28x%5E2-12x-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2-24x-14=2%28x%5E2-12x-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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