document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257532>Question 257532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. f(x)=8+x, g(x)=x-5, If d(x)=f(x)-g(x), find d(x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 6x + 6 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. f(x) = e^2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is f(1/4)?\r<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 #189438 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=189438\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%28x%29=f%28x%29-g%28x%29=%288%2Bx%29-%28x-5%29=8%2Bx-x%2B5=13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%28x%29=f%28x%29-g%28x%29=%288%2Bx%29-%28x-5%29=8%2Bx-x%2B5=13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%28x%29=13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%28x%29=13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that the quadratic <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B6x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B6x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is in the form of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax%5E2%2BBx%2BC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax%5E2%2BBx%2BC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for \"x\":\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-%286%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%286%29%5E2-4%281%29%286%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-%286%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%286%29%5E2-4%281%29%286%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%28+36-24+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%28+36-24+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%281%29%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%281%29%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%28+12+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%28+12+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solutions are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-3%2Bsqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-3%2Bsqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-3-sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-3-sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which approximate to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-1.268 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-1.268\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-4.732 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-4.732\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simply plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%281%2F4%29+=+e%5E%282%281%2F4%29%29=e%5E%282%2F4%29=e%5E%281%2F2%29%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%281%2F4%29+=+e%5E%282%281%2F4%29%29=e%5E%282%2F4%29=e%5E%281%2F2%29%5E%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%281%2F4%29+=+e%5E%281%2F2%29%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%281%2F4%29+=+e%5E%281%2F2%29%5E%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. In addition, you can convert to radical notation to get   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%281%2F4%29+=+sqrt%28e%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%281%2F4%29+=+sqrt%28e%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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