document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=103906>Question 103906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Have you any suggestions on how to work this problem to its simplest form?  thanks  2x2 - 26x = 60   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #75572 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=75572\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> By \"...work to its simplest form...\" do you mean \"solve for x\"?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll assume that's what you mean.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2-26x+=+60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2-26x+=+60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 60 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2-26x-60+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2-26x-60+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor 2 from the trinomial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x%5E2-13x-30%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x%5E2-13x-30%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now factor the trinomial in parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x-15%29%28x%2B2%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x-15%29%28x%2B2%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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