document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94214>Question 94214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> State which method should be applied as the first step for factoring the polnomial 2a^2+9a+10 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #68707 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=68707\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> FIRST STEP IS TO FIND THE FACTORS OF 2 & 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=1*2,-1*-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=1*10,-1*-10,2*5,-2*-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW FIND A SET OF FACTORS SUCH THAT THE SUM OF THE PRODUCTS=9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TRY 1*1+2*10=1+20=21 NOT AN ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TRY 1*5+2*2=5+4=9 LOOKS LIKE AN ANSWER. THUS WE HAVE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+2)(2X+5) ANSWER.  </SPAN>\n" );
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