document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153541>Question 153541</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2+ 4x + 8= 8x = 29<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                dnt know how to do this problem girl! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113030 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sbarbagallo><B>sbarbagallo(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sbarbagallo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113030\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming your first = sign is actually a - sign. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here you go:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^(2)+4x+8-8x=29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 4x and -8x are like terms, add -8x to 4x to get -4x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^(2)-4x+8=29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 8 does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by subtracting 8 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^(2)-4x=-8+29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 29 to -8 to get 21.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^(2)-4x=21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To set the left-hand side of the equation equal to 0, move all the expressions to the left-hand side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^(2)-4x-21=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For a polynomial of the form x^(2)+bx+c, find two factors of c (-21) that add up to b (-4).  In this problem 3*-7=-21 and 3-7=-4, so insert 3 as the right hand term of one factor and -7 as the right-hand term of the other factor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3)(x-7)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set each of the factors of the left-hand side of the equation equal to 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set each of the factors of the left-hand side of the equation equal to 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-7=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 3 does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by subtracting 3 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since -7 does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by adding 7 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The complete solution is the set of the individual solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-3,7 </SPAN>\n" );
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