document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=203923>Question 203923</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me solve this question?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Determine the number of solutions and classify the type of solutions for each of the following equations. Justify the answers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. x^2 + 3x - 15 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. x^2 + x + 4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. sqrt2^2 - 4x - 7 sqrt2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. x^2 - 8x + 16 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. 2x^2 - 3x + 7 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f. x^2 - 4x - 77 =0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g. 3x^2 - 7x + 6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h. 4x^2 + 16x + 16= 0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #154113 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=154113\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the number of solutions and classify the type of solutions for each of the following equations. Justify the answers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. x^2 + 3x - 15 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is well covered by the onsite solver.  Read the info about the discriminant.<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=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</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=1x%5E2%2B3x%2B-15+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B3x%2B-15+=+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=%283%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-15=69 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%283%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-15=69\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=69 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+=+%28-3%2B-sqrt%28+69+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-3%2B-sqrt%28+69+%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-%283%29%2Bsqrt%28+69+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+2.65331193145904 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%283%29%2Bsqrt%28+69+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+2.65331193145904\"   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-%283%29-sqrt%28+69+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-5.65331193145904 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%283%29-sqrt%28+69+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-5.65331193145904\"   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=1x%5E2%2B3x%2B-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B3x%2B-15\"   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=1x%5E2%2B3x%2B-15+=+%28x-2.65331193145904%29%2A%28x--5.65331193145904%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B3x%2B-15+=+%28x-2.65331193145904%29%2A%28x--5.65331193145904%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 2.65331193145904, -5.65331193145904.\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+1%2Ax%5E2%2B3%2Ax%2B-15+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B3%2Ax%2B-15+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. x^2 + x + 4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. sqrt2^2 - 4x - 7 sqrt2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. x^2 - 8x + 16 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. 2x^2 - 3x + 7 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f. x^2 - 4x - 77 =0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g. 3x^2 - 7x + 6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h. 4x^2 + 16x + 16= 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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