document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171582>Question 171582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please show me how to solve this equation using the quadratic formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-5)(x+1) = 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-5)(x+1) = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "get it into quadratic form.  Multiply the binomials.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 4x - 5 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 4x - 9 = 0 (quadratic form)<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=1x%5E2%2B-4x%2B-9+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-4x%2B-9+=+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=%28-4%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-9=52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-4%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-9=52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=52 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--4%2B-sqrt%28+52+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--4%2B-sqrt%28+52+%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-%28-4%29%2Bsqrt%28+52+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+5.60555127546399 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-4%29%2Bsqrt%28+52+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+5.60555127546399\"   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-%28-4%29-sqrt%28+52+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-1.60555127546399 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-4%29-sqrt%28+52+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-1.60555127546399\"   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=1x%5E2%2B-4x%2B-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-4x%2B-9\"   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=1x%5E2%2B-4x%2B-9+=+%28x-5.60555127546399%29%2A%28x--1.60555127546399%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-4x%2B-9+=+%28x-5.60555127546399%29%2A%28x--1.60555127546399%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 5.60555127546399, -1.60555127546399.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's 2 + sqrt(13)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and  2 - sqrt(13)\r<BR>\n" );
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