document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1103027>Question 1103027</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi can some please explain this to me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the x-intercept of y=x^2-4x-32 by factoring.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor x^2-4x-32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find a pair of factors of 32 that differ by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1*32 NG<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*16 NG<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*8 works<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At the x-intercepts, y = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4)*(x-8) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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