document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=289108>Question 289108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -3x² x=-6 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #209470 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=209470\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%28-6%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%28-6%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. In other words, replace 'x' with -6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From here, we just follow the order of operations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2836%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2836%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square -6 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-6%29%5E2=%28-6%29%2A%28-6%29=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-6%29%5E2=%28-6%29%2A%28-6%29=36\"   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=-108 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-108\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply -3 and 36 to get -108\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%28-6%29%5E2=-108 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%28-6%29%5E2=-108\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. This means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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