document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=982903>Question 982903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I was wonder if you could tell me of an easy way to factor or simplify certain numbers. I have a hard time finding a factor for equaations like y squared- 2y+3. I have a hard time because of the negative and positive numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #603702 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39627)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=603702\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Negative numbers are just how to extend measures to the left of zero on a number line; instead of having only numbers that increase to the right on zero on the number line.  The properties of ADDING and MULTIPLYING are the same for all numbers on the number line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2-2y%2B3=%28y%2Br%29%28y%2Bs%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2-2y%2B3=%28y%2Br%29%28y%2Bs%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What are r and s?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2%2Bry%2Bsy%2Brs ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2%2Bry%2Bsy%2Brs\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2%2B%28r%2Bs%29y%2Brs ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2%2B%28r%2Bs%29y%2Brs\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Work backward from your trinomial expression to find the numbers r and s which work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%28y%2B1%29%28y-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%28y%2B1%29%28y-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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