document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1022650>Question 1022650</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Trying to understand factoring and solving.  How do I solve?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^4+14x^3-10x^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #638290 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=638290\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No solve unless you have an equation or an inequality.  Factoring is possible because you have a general form polynomial.  Factoring would be reverse of multiplication or of Distributive Property.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are not sure how, factorize every term completely.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the quadratic trinomial to factorize is an earlier skill before you reached this exercise...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "... but the one you have here is not factorable, so the factorization of your given polynomial is just  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%282x%5E2%28x%5E2%2B7x-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%282x%5E2%28x%5E2%2B7x-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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