document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1068009>Question 1068009</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pls help me solve this question x2+12x+36=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #683168 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=683168\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you can factor this as follows.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first put it in standard form of ax^2 + bx + c = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it's already in that form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answers, if there are any that you can find that are rational, will be a factor of a * c which is equal to 36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36 is equal to 1 * 36 or 2 * 18 or 3 * 12 or 4 * 9 or 6 * 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you add these factors together, the last one (6 * 6) will be equal to 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means your factors are (x + 6) * (x + 6) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x in each of there and you gert x = -6 or x = -6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the roots of that equation are x = - 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you graph that equaiton, you will see that it touches the x-axis at x = -6 only.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's what the graph looks like.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a good link on how to factor quadratic equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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