document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26426>Question 26426</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the way to solve for b^2+5b-24<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 #14268 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=14268\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, you can not really solve for b unless you have an equation.  What you have here is an expression and expressions can be simplified or evaluated, but not \"solved\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, if your problem were stated as an equation such as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2+%2B+5b+-+24+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2+%2B+5b+-+24+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Then this can be \"solved\"  Perhaps you have left something out of your problem statement! </SPAN>\n" );
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