document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144284>Question 144284</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2 -3x = -6x -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can somebody explain how to do these? I have a whole paper of them to solve and don't know where to start!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Get all the terms on the left, and 0 on the right side.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B3x%2B1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B3x%2B1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Add and subtract to make the right side 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then use the quadratic equation to solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 1, b = 3, c = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This gives <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3-sqrt%285%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3-sqrt%285%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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