document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176588>Question 176588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please Help!  I have tried several times to solve it and keep getting different answers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+13/2x=13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I started by moving the 13 to the other side to make a quadratic equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+13/2x-13=0 right?  and I have no idea after that. Thank you so much </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131664 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=131664\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B%2813%2F2%29x-13=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B%2813%2F2%29x-13=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So far so good.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next step, use the quadratic formula which solves for zeros of a general quadratic equation,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with the appropriate values for a,b, and c.<BR>\n" );
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