Algebra.Com's Answer #125021 by Alan3354(69443)![\"\"](\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\")  
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solve using the quadratic formula. I can do the first few steps. I am completely lost on the math involved between the last two steps.
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document.write( " | Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc) | \n" );
document.write( "Quadratic equation  (in our case ) has the following solutons:
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document.write( " For these solutions to exist, the discriminant  should not be a negative number.
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document.write( " First, we need to compute the discriminant :  .
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document.write( " Discriminant d=132 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions:  .
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document.write( " Quadratic expression  can be factored:
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document.write( " Again, the answer is: -0.0851457844873238, -3.91485421551268.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:
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document.write( "Ignore what the solver says about the factors, it's not right unless the coefficient of the x^2 term is 1.
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document.write( "The solutions are:
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document.write( "-2 + sqrt(33)/3
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document.write( "-2 - sqrt(33)/3\r
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