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Question 51842: I need your help... my teacher has givin us a wroksheet out of a book we have not recieved yet, teaching Pre-Calculis. The problem title states "Grouping" and reads x%5E2+-+13x+-+40 This question doesnt make sense to me because i was under the impression that something like this was impossibe. Please help me.
yours truly,
Brandon
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The best you can do with this expression, as far as factoring goes is:
x%5E2-13x-40+=+x%28x-13%29-40