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Question 693700: How do you factor
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Given a format of ax^2 + bx + c, you want to find the factors c and a that will combine to make b.
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For example,
x%5E2%2B8x%2B15
factors of 15: 1, 3, 5, 15
factors of 1: 1
using 5*1=5 and 3*1 3, combined 5+3=8, so
(x+5)(x+3) is how it factors
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