document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=184470>Question 184470</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a: (2x + 3)^2 = 5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b: 2(x - 5)^2 = 3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(mark answers a and b)  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #138508 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kailuen><B>kailuen(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kailuen><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=138508\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (2x + 3)^2 = 5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2+12x+9-5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2+12x+4=0<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=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</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=4x%5E2%2B12x%2B4+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2%2B12x%2B4+=+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=%2812%29%5E2-4%2A4%2A4=80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%2812%29%5E2-4%2A4%2A4=80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=80 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+=+%28-12%2B-sqrt%28+80+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-12%2B-sqrt%28+80+%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-%2812%29%2Bsqrt%28+80+%29%29%2F2%5C4+=+-0.381966011250105 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%2812%29%2Bsqrt%28+80+%29%29%2F2%5C4+=+-0.381966011250105\"   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-%2812%29-sqrt%28+80+%29%29%2F2%5C4+=+-2.61803398874989 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%2812%29-sqrt%28+80+%29%29%2F2%5C4+=+-2.61803398874989\"   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=4x%5E2%2B12x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2%2B12x%2B4\"   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=4x%5E2%2B12x%2B4+=+4%28x--0.381966011250105%29%2A%28x--2.61803398874989%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2%2B12x%2B4+=+4%28x--0.381966011250105%29%2A%28x--2.61803398874989%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: -0.381966011250105, -2.61803398874989.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+4%2Ax%5E2%2B12%2Ax%2B4+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+4%2Ax%5E2%2B12%2Ax%2B4+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-2.6, x= -0.38\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x - 5)^2 = 3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x^2-10x+25)=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-20x+47=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3.775<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6.224 </SPAN>\n" );
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