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document.write( "3x^2-6x=27 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2-6x=27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: Simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 2x = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-2x+1 = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-1)^2 = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1 = sqrt(10) or (x-1) = -sqrt(10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1+sqrt(10) or x = 1-sqrt(10)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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