document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=154390>Question 154390</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve an equation by factoring, if the sum in a fraction?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EXAMPLE: 6x + 7 = 20/x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "EXAMPLE: 6x + 7 = 20/x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x^2 + 7x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x^2 + 7x - 20 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E2%2B7x%2B-20+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E2%2B7x%2B-20+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%287%29%5E2-4%2A6%2A-20=529 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%287%29%5E2-4%2A6%2A-20=529\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=529 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-7%2B-sqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-7%2B-sqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%287%29%2Bsqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5C6+=+1.33333333333333 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%287%29%2Bsqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5C6+=+1.33333333333333\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%287%29-sqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5C6+=+-2.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%287%29-sqrt%28+529+%29%29%2F2%5C6+=+-2.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E2%2B7x%2B-20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E2%2B7x%2B-20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%5E2%2B7x%2B-20+=+%28x-1.33333333333333%29%2A%28x--2.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%5E2%2B7x%2B-20+=+%28x-1.33333333333333%29%2A%28x--2.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 1.33333333333333, -2.5.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+6%2Ax%5E2%2B7%2Ax%2B-20+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+6%2Ax%5E2%2B7%2Ax%2B-20+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you know the zeros, you can multiply by 2 and 3 to make them integers and figure out how to factor it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The alternative is trial and error.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x-4)*(2x+5) </SPAN>\n" );
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