document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=93699>Question 93699</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me, I can not get this to factor- 7x^2+34x-5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7x^2 + 34x - 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can see that 7 only has 1 & 7 as factors<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also 5 has only 5 and 1 as factors<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know it will be this because the middle term is 34 (7*5):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7x__ 1)(x___5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now just find the signs that will make this thing work<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7x - 1)(x + 5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check it by FOILing these factors; 7x^2 + 35x - 1x - 5 = 7x^2 + 34x -5<BR>\n" );
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