document.write( "Question 99695: I cannot remember how to factor out problems. Please help with the following examples. I keep thinking I need to isolate the x, but I'm not sure how to begin \r
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x^2-9=0 (I suppose it equals zero, but whenever you submit a problem you should do it altogether.(It might seem futile to tell anyone you have got completly nothing,but it is not :-))
\n" ); document.write( "Anyway you can use x^2-y^2=(x-y)*(x+y) identity. And get (x-3)*(x+3) =0 Now this expression equals zero whenever at least one of the terms in it equals zero. z-3=0 /+3
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x^2+7x-4=0 for this one you will have to use quadratic formula:\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\" substituting coefficients:\"x+=+%28-7+%2B-+sqrt%28+7%5E2-4%2A2%2A%28-4%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29+\" and get results 1/2 and -4
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\n" ); document.write( "3x^3-6x^2-9x = 0 You can factor out x and get x*(3*x^2-6*x-9)=0 and again at least one of the terms in multiplication has to equal 0. First soulution: x=0.
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