document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=229172>Question 229172</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve using the quadratic formula.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x(squared) + 4x = 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First put your equation into standard form,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you can see that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large a = 7\">, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large b = 4\">, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large c = -2\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug it into the quadratic formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x = \frac{-b \pm sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} \">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x = \frac{-(4) \pm sqrt{(4)^2 - 4(7)(-2)}}{2(7)} \">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The only thing left to do is the arithmetic.  I'll leave that in your capable hands.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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