HP 48gII - Manual (Page 82)

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Factoring an expression
In this exercise we will try factoring a polynomial expression. To continue the
previous exercise, press the
` key. Then, launch the Equation Writer again
by pressing the ‚O key. Type the equation:
XQ2™+2*X*~y+~y Q2™-
~‚a Q2™™+~‚b Q2
resulting in
Let’s select the first 3 terms in the expression and attempt a factoring of this
sub-expression:
‚—˜‚™‚™ . This produces:
Now, press the @FACTO soft menu key, to get
Press ‚¯to recover the original expression. Next, enter the following
keystrokes: ˜˜˜™™™™™™™———‚™ to select
the last two terms in the expression, i.e.,
press the soft menu key, to get
Press ‚¯to recover the original expression. Now, let’s select the entire
expression by pressing the upper arrow key ( —) once. And press the
@FACTO soft menu key, to get
@FACTO