document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=116120>Question 116120</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me understand step by step how factoring is done?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My directions say to factor completely.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2 &#8211; 2x &#8211; 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Patti\r<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 #84419 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=84419\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the factors of \"a\" (3) have to combine (multiply and add) with the factors of \"c\" (-8) to get \"b\" (-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factors can be positive or negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factors of \"a\" are 1 & 3 ___ either both positive or both negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factors of \"c\" are 1 & 8; 2 & 4 ___ one is positive, the other is negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 times -2 is -6; 1 times 4 is 4; -6 plus 4 is -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x+4)(x-2)<BR>\n" );
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