document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134968>Question 134968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We are having trouble factoring on this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12y^2-24y-72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We took out the 12 and got 12(y^2-2y-6)  We can't think of any factors of -6 that would give a -2.  Is there a solution, or do you think it was typed incorrectly on the worksheet?  Thank you!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PS.  This didn't come from a textbook, but from a teacher-created worksheet. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a =1, b = -2, c =-6<BR>\n" );
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