document.write( "Question 989174: 6x^2+x-12=(ax+b)(cx+d) \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A better way is to check separate trial combinations based on factorizations for 6 and factorizations for -12.\r
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document.write( "(2x 2)(3x 6)\r\n" );
document.write( "(2x 6)(3x 2)\r\n" );
document.write( "(2x 3)(3x 4)\r\n" );
document.write( "(2x 4)(3x 3)\r\n" );
document.write( "(2x 1)(3x 12)\r\n" );
document.write( "(2x 12)(3x 1)\r\n" );
document.write( "but then there are six other combinations to check also!....\r\n" );
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