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| Question 35562:  Factor each polynomial
 V^2 - 22v - 75
 Answer by rapaljer(4671)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! What two factors multiply to give you 75, and the difference is -22??  If you started with 25 that's good, and the other factor would be 3.  In order to subtract to give a difference of -22, try using -25 and +3.  It looks like this: 
 (x __)(x __)
 (x-25)(x+3)
 
 If you FOIL it out, it checks!!
 
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