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Using synthetic subtraction, \r
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document.write( "I don't know what \"synthetic subtraction\" means.  But here's\r\n" );
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document.write( "  x=2;   x=1;   x=3;   x=4;\r\n" );
document.write( "x-2=0; x-1=0  x-3=0  x-4=0\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x-2)(x-1)(x-3)(x-4) = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply that all the way out and get\r\n" );
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document.write( "x4-10x3+35x2-50x+24 = 0\r\n" );
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