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Algebra.Com's Answer #118367 by Edwin McCravy(20054) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Distribute to remove parentheses:\r\n" );
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document.write( "On the left:\r\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms  and  to get .\r\n" );
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document.write( "To get 0 on the right add  to both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply through by  to get the coefficient of\r\n" );
document.write( " to be a positive number:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the left side:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the zero factor principle:\r\n" );
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