document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187432>Question 187432</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solving a quadratic equation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   x^2=-16 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "taking square roots on both sides we get complex roots\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = +4i  and x = -4i  are the roots<BR>\n" );
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