document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13534>Question 13534</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can someone help me out with this problem I have to factor complete. I have been working on this all day and I can not figure it out. help me please.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the problem is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14x^2 - 17 -6 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6821 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=6821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, I assume that your expression should be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14x%5E2+-+17x+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14x%5E2+-+17x+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Your question did not have the x after the 17.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x+-+3%29%287x+%2B+2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x+-+3%29%287x+%2B+2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is the factored form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How did I get this?  I took the x^2 term (14x^2) and tried (2x)(7x) and then the constant term (-6) and tried (2)(-3) and these worked and I was able to get the correct x-term of -17x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check usinf FOIL:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x+-+3%29%287x+%2B+2%29+=+14x%5E2+%2B+4x+-+21x+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x+-+3%29%287x+%2B+2%29+=+14x%5E2+%2B+4x+-+21x+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14x%5E2+-+17x+-+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14x%5E2+-+17x+-+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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