document.write( "Question 96246: Factor:
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\"3y%5E2+%2B+10y+%2B+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "comparing the above equation with standard quadratic equation \"ay%5E2%2Bby%2Bc=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a = 3
\n" ); document.write( "b = 10
\n" ); document.write( "c = 7\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Discriminant:\"+b%5E2-4ac+=+10+2-4%2A3%2A7+=+16+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Discriminant (16) is greater than zero. The equation has two solutions.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+10%5E2-4%2A3%2A7+%29%29%2F%282%2A3%29+\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+%28-10+%2B-+4%29+%2F+%282%2A3%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+y1+=+-6+%2F+6+=+-1+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+y2+=+-14+%2F+6+=+-7%2F3+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B7%2F3%29+\"
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