document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=280924>Question 280924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by applying the Quadratic Formula; all radicals should be simplified as far as possible. Show your work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 4x - 7 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=(4+-sqrt[-4^2-4*1*-7])/2*1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(4+-sqrt16+28])/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(4+-sqrt44)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(4+-6.63325)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(4+6.63325)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10.63325)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5.317 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(4-6.63325)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(-2.63325)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-1.317 ans.  </SPAN>\n" );
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