document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=125855>Question 125855</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the ac test to determine if the following trinomial can be factored.  If it can be factored, find the values of m and n.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2+11x-4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2+11x-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "AC test: Think of two numbers whose product is 3*-4 = =12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and whose sum = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numbers are 12 and -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite the polynomial:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2+12x-x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x(x+4)-(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor again:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4)(3x-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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