document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171774>Question 171774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Section 10.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve each equation using the quadratic formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10.  x2 + 4x + 3 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #126885 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=126885\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your first course of solving a quadratic is the try and \"factor\", failing that, you can always resort to the \"quadratic equation\" (a little more time-consuming).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 4x + 3 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This one you can factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3) (x+1) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Setting each of the terms on the left to zero and solving for x yields:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = {-3, -1} </SPAN>\n" );
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