document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251878>Question 251878</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help understanding the method for solving quadratic equations from India.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The equation is x^2-2x-13=0. I have tried  x^2-2x=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                            4x^2-8x=52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                            4x^2-8x+4=52+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                            4x^2-8x+4=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then it asks to take the square root of both sides. Since I cant calculate the square root of 56 I have to believe that I have an error somewhere. Does the negative 2x change my equation?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183576 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=183576\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes the negative 2x changes your equation but it doesn't make it any easier or nicer to solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can't factor this one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You either need to complete the square or use the quadratic formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll show you complete the square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And I'll send along the quadratic formula method<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-2x=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we take the 1/2 of the 2 =1 and square it which still equals 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 1 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-2x+1=14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factor (x-1)^2=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|x-1|=sqrt(14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1+\-sqrt(14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----x=1-sqrt(14)= -2.74166---<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---x=1+sqrt(14)= 4.74166---<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where sqrt(14)=3.74166\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-2x%2B-13+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-2x%2B-13+=+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=%28-2%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-13=56 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-2%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-13=56\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Discriminant d=56 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--2%2B-sqrt%28+56+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--2%2B-sqrt%28+56+%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-%28-2%29%2Bsqrt%28+56+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+4.74165738677394 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-2%29%2Bsqrt%28+56+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+4.74165738677394\"   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-%28-2%29-sqrt%28+56+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-2.74165738677394 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-2%29-sqrt%28+56+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-2.74165738677394\"   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-2x%2B-13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-2x%2B-13\"   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-2x%2B-13+=+1%28x-4.74165738677394%29%2A%28x--2.74165738677394%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-2x%2B-13+=+1%28x-4.74165738677394%29%2A%28x--2.74165738677394%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 4.74165738677394, -2.74165738677394.\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%2B-2%2Ax%2B-13+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B-2%2Ax%2B-13+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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