document.write( "Question 968250: I tried this problem and I can not get the right answer.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "x2 + 11x + 28 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x = (smaller value)
\n" ); document.write( "x = (larger value
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x = -4
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\n" ); document.write( "start with x^2 + 11x + 28 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "find the factors of 28.
\n" ); document.write( "1 * 28
\n" ); document.write( "2 * 14
\n" ); document.write( "4 * 7
\n" ); document.write( "find the factors that add up to 11.
\n" ); document.write( "4 + 7 adds up to 11.
\n" ); document.write( "factors are (x+4) * (x+7) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "multiply these factors out and you get:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 7x + 4x + 28
\n" ); document.write( "combine like terms to get x^2 + 11x + 28
\n" ); document.write( "set each of these factors to 0 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "x + 7 = 0 and x + 4 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "solve for x to get x = -7 and x = -4\r
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