math: factoring? |
math: factoring? |
Jan 15 2006, 06:13 PM
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How do you do some of these type of problems? It's my homework and I didn't really understand in class.
a^3-4a^2-a+4 or cx+cy+bx+by it's algebra 1 or algebra 2, btw. |
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Jan 17 2006, 12:06 AM
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![]() hi. call me linda. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Official Member Posts: 8,187 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,475 |
^^ Yeah, it's called the difference of two squares. It's a formula that's really useful. (a^2 - b^2) = (a - b)(a + b).
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Cake. math: factoring? Jan 15 2006, 06:13 PM
Lo Mein If you are just factoring, wouldn't it be
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gigiopolis Okay, for the cubic equation, have you guys learne... Jan 15 2006, 06:36 PM
Cake. i don't mean to sound liek a bitch but i have ... Jan 15 2006, 10:49 PM
gigiopolis ^ Er, I dont' know how that works...
about cx... Jan 15 2006, 10:56 PM
silver rain Ok, you first can separate the equation the way th... Jan 16 2006, 11:40 AM
wind&fire oops just like the one on the top.... ^how did you... Jan 16 2006, 10:38 PM
gigiopolis ^ (a^2 - 1), I forgot what that's called but i... Jan 16 2006, 10:56 PM
Cake. Thanks, you guys.
Yeah it's called the differ... Jan 17 2006, 05:37 PM
mzkandi Problem solved.
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