document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1024900>Question 1024900</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you factor x^2 + 9x + 18 ? What are the steps? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To factorize x²+9x+18,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply the last term with the fist term,i.e x²*18=18x².<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find two number such that their product is 18x² and their sum gives 9x (i.e the second term);<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace the the middle term(9x) with the sum of the the two numbers found.then group the expression by the use of bracket nd then fctorize.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HERE IS THE WORKING.:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x*3x=18x²<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+3x=9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace the middle term with 6x+3x in the given expression<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x²+6x)+(3x+18) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "factor each bracket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+6)+3(x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the factors<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3)(x+6)  <BR>\n" );
document.write( " --TIM </SPAN>\n" );
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