document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=131578>Question 131578</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the factoring pattern for d^2-23d+60? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "List all the factor combinations of 60 by starting with 1:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1*60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 doesn't work<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 doesn't work<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 doesn't work<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10*6  is the same as 6*10, so now you have all the possibilities.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that as the first number gets larger, the second number gets smaller. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, look for a combination of numbers that ADDS up to the middle term which is 23.  This would be the 3*20 combination.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d^2-23d+60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d-3)(d-20)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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