document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28706>Question 28706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> use factoring to solve the following equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x^2-16=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i tried (3x-4)(3x-4) but this is wrong. then I thought about using the square root property, but the instructions say factoring. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x-4)(3x+4) is the factored version of the quadratic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, (3x-4)(3x+4)=0 which implies that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "either (3x-4) = 0 OR (3x+4) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 3x = 4 OR 3x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> x = 4/3 OR x = -4/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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