document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=274328>Question 274328</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2+10x-128. I've had this problem a few times now (I'm a tutor myself) and it asks to solve for x. I just cannot factor this. Please help me refresh my algebra skills and help me find a way to solve for x on this one. Thank you.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It doesn't factor over the rationals.  Check the discriminant, that is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large b^2\ -\ 4ac\">.  Works out to 612.  Not a perfect square.  In fact, the best you can do is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 2\sqrt{153}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Exact solution set:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ =\ -5\ \pm\ \sqrt{153}\"> using the quadratic formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Of course the trinomial does factor -- it is just uglier than a mud fence:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2\ +\ 10x\ -\ 128\ =\ \left(x\ +\ 5\ +\ \sqrt{153}\right)\left(x\ +\ 5\ -\ \sqrt{153}\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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