document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1064070>Question 1064070</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me simplify this equation: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-5x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-5x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #679110 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</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=679110\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> That is a quadratic expression, and it IS ALREADY SIMPLIFIED.  Did you want to factorize that instead?   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-5%29%5E2-4%2A%28-4%29=discriminant=25%2B16=41 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-5%29%5E2-4%2A%28-4%29=discriminant=25%2B16=41\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your expression is not two binomials with whole number coefficients. </SPAN>\n" );
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