document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110403>Question 110403</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by factoring.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+8x-20=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The last sign tells us the signs are going to be different.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The middle sign is the sign of the larger number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Possible factors of 20:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 -1=+19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 -2=+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 -4=+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+10)(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ed </SPAN>\n" );
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