document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23890>Question 23890</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve for a?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2-11a+28 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12613 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12613\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Before you can \"solve\" this, it needs to be an \"equation\" rather than an \"expression\". Set your expression = 0 and try solving by factoring.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2-11a%2B28+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2-11a%2B28+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a-4%29%28a-7%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a-4%29%28a-7%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Apply the zero product principle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a-4+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a-4+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and/or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a-7+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a-7+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a-4+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a-4+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a-7+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a-7+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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