document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=82727>Question 82727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do I factor this x^2+25x+24 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #59324 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=59324\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B25x%2B24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B25x%2B24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A trinomial like this usually factors into the product of two binomials.  The trick is to find two numbers whose product is the last number (in this case 24!) and whose sum (or difference!) is the middle number (in this case 25!).  The answer to these questions is 24 times 1, so the answer is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For more help on this topic, see my Lesson Plans on Factoring Trinomials in algebra.com, or visit my own website by clicking on my tutor name \"rapaljer\" anywhere in algebra.com, look for \"MATH IN LIVING COLOR\", then look for topics relating to \"Factoring\", which would be in Chapter 2 of Basic Algebra, or Chapter 2 of Intermediate Algebra.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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