document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117551>Question 117551</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> factor the following \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2-2a-48 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What two factors of -48 when added equal -2? Ans.: -8, 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a-8)(a+6)<BR>\n" );
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