document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1138906>Question 1138906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand how to factor trinomials in lessons 8-6 page 520-521 which I had homework over, can you help me? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Factoring trinomials is like working backward from multiplying two binomials.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have in general  x^2+hx+k and you want to factor it  (IF it is factorable), then you want two numbers a and b so that   a+b=h and  ab=k.  You would usually use your arithmetic knowledge to figure out what those values are.   </SPAN>\n" );
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