Re: Factoring Does NOT work on the TI-89!

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Subject: Re: Factoring Does NOT work on the TI-89!
From: Scott Kenji Araki <skaraki@MAIL.WSU.EDU>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 21:52:47 -0800
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On 31 Jan 1999, Shawn D'Alimonte wrote:

> Joe Capasso <capasso@cyberenet.net> wrote:
>
>
> : Try factoring 16n^2+24n+9 on the TI-89.  It gives you the answer
> : 16(n+.75)^2 What is that???  On my HP48GX using the Alg48 4.0 LIB,
> : using the factor comand I get the correct answer (4n+3)^2....  Is
> : there a way to get my TI-89 to give me an answer like this??? Help!
>

I tried this on my ti89 and got an answer of (4n+3)^2.

scott

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Factoring Does NOT work on the TI-89!

From: Joe Capasso <capasso@CYBERENET.NET>

Re: Factoring Does NOT work on the TI-89!

From: "Shawn D'Alimonte" <sdalimon@WWW.EE.RYERSON.CA>

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