document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110917>Question 110917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor the trinomial.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8 a 2 - ab + 9 b 2 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8 a 2 - ab + 9 b 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -8a^2 +8ab-9ab+9b^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -8a(a-b) -9b(a-b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -(a-b)(8a+9b)<BR>\n" );
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