document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=83711>Question 83711</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor the trinomial 4x2 + 24x + 11 on your paper. Which of the following would be part of the factored answer? <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 #60193 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=60193\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor the trinomial 4x^2 + 24x + 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Think of two numbers whose product is 4*11 = 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and whose sum is 24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numbers are 22 and 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, Replace 24x by 22x+2x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=4x^2+22x+2x+11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the 1st two and the last two terms separately:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=2x(2x+11)+1(2x+11)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor again to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=(2x+11)(2x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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