document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=84308>Question 84308</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> State which method should be applied as the first step for factoring the polynomial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	2a^2 + 9a + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)Find the GCF.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)Group the terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)Factor the difference of squares.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)Use the ac method (or trial and error).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	2a^2 + 9a + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)Find the GCF.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no GCF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)Group the terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Usually done first if there is more than 3 terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)Factor the difference of squares.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference of squares is this form: a^2-b^2, this isn't<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Use the ac method (or trial and error).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This what you'd do first!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ac method has you multiply the first coefficient and the last term:2*10=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then replace the middle coefficieant with coefficients that multiply to give you ac=20, but add to give you b=9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2a+5)(a+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!<BR>\n" );
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