document.write( "Question 944715: My online assignment is asking me this:
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document.write( "Now factor the trinomial: u2 - 29u + 100, and then substitute u = x2.
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document.write( "u2 − 29u + 100 = (u-4)(u − 25)
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document.write( "\"Correct: Your answer is correct\" it is telling me,\r
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document.write( "Now it has another answer box there wanting me to substitute I am assuming? In which case I thought i was doing it right, but apparently not because it will not accept any answer I give. I cannot move on until I get this one.
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document.write( "TIA. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #576021 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! well they made u = x^2, so \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "u^2 - 29u + 100 = (u - 4)(u - 25) = (x^2 - 4)(x^2 - 25)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you now have (x^2 - 4)(x^2 - 25)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you factor each x^2 - 4 and x^2 - 25 using the difference of squares rule. You will have 4 factors when everything is said and done. I'll let you do this part. \n" ); document.write( " |