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Math factoring

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backyardbooter
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all i need is liek a checklist of steps to go through for the ones with x2 and for ones like 4x2
thanks
Jan 30 2006 1:41PM
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backyardbooter
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k that is a little unclear never mind the x2 part
just what are the steps for factroing from ax2+bx+c form to a(x-t) (x-k) form
Jan 30 2006 1:45PM
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Natasha
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is it called decomposition or something?? because i think i know how to do that..
Jan 30 2006 1:46PM
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backyardbooter
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yes
Jan 30 2006 1:46PM
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GingerKid08
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x=-b(+,-)(square root of...)b^2-4(a)(c)
Divided by 2(a)

Quadratic formula.
Jan 30 2006 1:51PM
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backyardbooter
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quadratic formula gives me the roots or zeroes i want to put standard from into factored form
Jan 30 2006 1:54PM
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Leckett
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^thats it.
Jan 30 2006 1:55PM
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strato144
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www.quickmath.com
Jan 30 2006 1:55PM
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Leckett
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Jan 30 2006 1:56PM
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Leckett
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or if you want to do it the trial an error way, get the t and k to have a sum of B and a product of C
Jan 30 2006 1:57PM
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GingerKid08
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I get what your talking about
you gotta make the factoring squares.
so like

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X|3x^2|-8x
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3|-9x|-27

Or just go on www.hotmath.com and it will explain everything perfect with the problems right from your book.
Jan 30 2006 2:13PM
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Snubluck
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Partial Fraction decomposition is what you're thinking of, and no, that's not it.
Jan 30 2006 2:41PM
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illwillcox
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yea man, all i have is some cool program on my calculator and alls i have to do is put in a, b and c and it solves it
Jan 30 2006 2:50PM
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JeSuS_oWns_U
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MATH SUCKS
Jan 30 2006 3:05PM
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Alexander_Keith
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goddamn.. i had forgotten grade 10 factoring... math starting thursday is gonna suck
Jan 30 2006 3:14PM
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Gnarshred
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dude, its gonna be either reverse foil or factor by grouping.

i dont feel like teaching you tho.
Jan 30 2006 3:29PM
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chapz
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oh shit im doing that now, i failed my first test, my teacher is an old men that shaves his head, legs, arms and armpits, hes meesed up
Jan 30 2006 3:39PM
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skogenjake
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factoring is the worst part of math go in after school for help
Jan 30 2006 3:40PM
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freeskier_1080*
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just read page 304 and then go to page 308 and do #7 and then yur all good for the exam.
Jan 30 2006 3:52PM
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midwest_rep
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Answer:

You have Ax2+bx+c
Find two numbers (we'll say f and t) that when multiplied together equal the same thing as A times C, AND those original two numbers (f,t) have to equal b when added together.
Then:
replace bx with f and t (but still with the x part)
So you have:
Ax2+fx+tx+c
Then:
(Ax2+fx)+(tx+c)
Then:
Out of each of those parenthases you need to factor out a common number so both parenthasis look the same. Example: if you have (4x^2+2x)+(6x+3), you can take a 2x out of the first parenthases and a 3 out of the second, and then they will both be the same:
2x(2x+1)+3(2x+1).
Then:
Combine the terms outside the parenthasis and combine the two parenthases that are the same into one:
(2x+3)
Jan 30 2006 4:04PM
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midwest_rep
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What the hell? Half my reply got cut off and I'm not going to rewrite all that shit
Jan 30 2006 4:05PM
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St.Steezy
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this might help, I made it last year and have no idea whats going on.

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Jan 30 2006 7:07PM
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