document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=154198>Question 154198</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is not in a text book<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400(x-1)^2=225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is what I have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400x^2-800x+175=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my instructions are solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= -(-800) +/- sqrt[(-800)^2 - 4(400*175)]/2(400)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= [800+/- sqrt(640000-280000)] / 800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= (800 +/- sqrt 360,000) /800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= (800 +/- 1.000000001)/800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is it right up to this point?  where do we go from here? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=400%28x-1%29%5E2=225 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"400%28x-1%29%5E2=225\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%5E2=%28225%29%2F%28400%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%5E2=%28225%29%2F%28400%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=400 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"400\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%5E2=9%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%5E2=9%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-1=0%2B-sqrt%289%2F16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-1=0%2B-sqrt%289%2F16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-1=sqrt%289%2F16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-1=sqrt%289%2F16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-1=-sqrt%289%2F16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-1=-sqrt%289%2F16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the \"plus/minus\" to form two equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-1=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-1=3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-1=-3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-1=-3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Take the square root of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2B3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2B3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1-3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1-3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=7%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=7%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solutions are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=7%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=7%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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