document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=31035>Question 31035</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078603919/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra I: Indiana Ed</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4b*4b-8b-5=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19887 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mszlmb><B>mszlmb(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mszlmb><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=mszlmb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=19887\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ez enough, but check if i do sumthin wrong<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b(4b)-8b-5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16b%5E2-8b-5=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16b%5E2-8b-5=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > now factor adds up to -8 and multiplies to -80.  -10*8.  there fore the equation yields <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16b%5E2%2B8b-10b-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16b%5E2%2B8b-10b-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16b%5E2%2B8b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16b%5E2%2B8b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > has 8b in common, -10b-5 has -5 in common.  our new equation, factored once, is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8b(2b+1)-5(2b+1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "likes attract and: (8b-5)(2b+1)=0 thence one of the two (...) must equal zero, we don't know which, thence X=-.5 or 5/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "im me 4 questions. </SPAN>\n" );
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