document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110815>Question 110815</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please show me how to do this. Thank you in advance for your help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor completely:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x3 – 26x2 + 48x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #80801 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=80801\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3-26x%5E2%2B48x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3-26x%5E2%2B48x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > First, factor an x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%5E2-26x%2B48%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%5E2-26x%2B48%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now factor the trinomial <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-26x%2B48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-26x%2B48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You know that the factors will be of the form: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2Bm%29%28x%2Bn%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2Bm%29%28x%2Bn%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2An+=+48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2An+=+48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2Bn+=+-26 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2Bn+=+-26\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so what are the possibilities?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If m = -2 and n = -24, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2An+=+48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2An+=+48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2Bn+=+-26 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2Bn+=+-26\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so the factors of the trinomial are: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%28x-24%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%28x-24%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and the factors of the original expression are:<BR>\n" );
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