document.write( "Question 971154: Now I'm really stuck. Solving this quadratic equation by factoring so here's my problem:\r
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document.write( "27^2-3x-2=0
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document.write( "I did this: 27 x -2= -54 so I get -9+6
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document.write( "so I plug these back in: 27^2-9x+6x-2=0 now i'm stuck.
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document.write( "27^2-9x/-9x = -9x(-3x+1) 6x-2/-2= -2(-3x+1)\r
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document.write( "so now I get (-3x+1)(-9-2) here is where I think i need help\r
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document.write( "-3x+1/-3= x=-1/3 -9x-2/-9=x+2/9\r
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document.write( "So do I do this: x-1/3=0 x+2/9=0
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document.write( " +1/3 +1/3 -2/9 -2/9
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document.write( " x=1/3 x=-2/9
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document.write( "Am I right?\r
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