document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=213902>Question 213902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by using the quadratic formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(18/w^2) - (10/w) + 1 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If your answer contains a radical, express it in simplified form. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #161562 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=161562\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by using the quadratic formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If your answer contains a radical, express it in simplified form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Multiply above equation by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get rid of the denominator terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2818+-+10w+%2B+w%5E2%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2818+-+10w+%2B+w%5E2%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  or\r<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=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</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%2B-10x%2B18+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-10x%2B18+=+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=%28-10%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A18=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-10%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A18=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=28 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--10%2B-sqrt%28+28+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--10%2B-sqrt%28+28+%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-%28-10%29%2Bsqrt%28+28+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+7.64575131106459 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-10%29%2Bsqrt%28+28+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+7.64575131106459\"   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-%28-10%29-sqrt%28+28+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+2.35424868893541 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-10%29-sqrt%28+28+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+2.35424868893541\"   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%2B-10x%2B18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-10x%2B18\"   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%2B-10x%2B18+=+1%28x-7.64575131106459%29%2A%28x-2.35424868893541%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-10x%2B18+=+1%28x-7.64575131106459%29%2A%28x-2.35424868893541%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 7.64575131106459, 2.35424868893541.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Based on the above steps the solutions simplify the solutions as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J<BR>\n" );
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