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1: What divides evenly into 3y² – 21y + 36?

5: Start by factoring out 4 from each term.

12: To split -31 into two numbers that multiply to equal a positive product, both numbers must be negative.

14: To split the middle term into two terms that multiply to equal a negative product, one must be positive and one must be negative.

15: See the hint for #5 and for #14.

23: 2(x² – 2x – 24) would equal 2x² – 4x – 48, not 2x² – 2x – 24.

26: Factor the expression, and then set each factor equal to zero.

29: The value of y is 0 where the graph crosses the x-axis.

40: If two factors multiplied together equals zero, then one of the factors must equal zero.