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


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



Lets end this right here:
Factoring does work on the TI-89: it's just that some people get
exponentially stupid...er everyday.
On Mon, 1 Feb 1999 00:26:46 +0100, "Margareta Norberg"
<margareta.norberg@ostersund.mail.telia.com> wrote:

>
>Joe Capasso wrote in message <36b3a2ba.9590611@news.cyberenet.net>...
>>
>> 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!  Please respond via e-mail.
>
>
>Are u sure u really typed in factor(16n^2+24n+9 ), becouse on my ti89 the
>answer was  (4n+3)^2...
>
>


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