document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198273>Question 198273</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+3)=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 3x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 3x - 4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-4)(x+1) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = {-1, 4}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can toss out the negative solution (ln of a negative does not make sense), leaving us with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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