document.write( "Question 104040This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": I am getting confused on this question, but let me show what I have first!\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 14x^2 -20x +16\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I know that I need to find the common factor first.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 14x^2 - 20x + 16 = 2 (7x^2 - 10x + 8)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It is at this point I really get confused on the possible factorizations to get the correct middle term.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Can you please break this down so that I understand how to get the answer? \n" ); document.write( "

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the factors of 7 are 7 and 1 ... these have to be combined with factors of 8 to get -10
\n" ); document.write( "since the 8 is positive and the 10 is negative, the factors have to be negative\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "factors of 8: +-1,8 ... +-2,4\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "this is NOT factorable\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "IF the 8 were negative; the factors would be (7x+4)(x-2) \n" ); document.write( "

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