document.write( "Question 293099: (3v-2)(2v+1)=3v^2-11v-10\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #211775 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%283v-2%29%282v%2B1%29=3v%5E2-11v-10\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6v%5E2-v-2=3v%5E2-11v-10\" FOIL\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6v%5E2-v-2-3v%5E2%2B11v%2B10=0\" Get every term to the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3v%5E2%2B10v%2B8=0\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the quadratic \"3v%5E2%2B10v%2B8\" is in the form of \"Av%5E2%2BBv%2BC\" where \"A=3\", \"B=10\", and \"C=8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for \"v\":\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v+=+%28-B+%2B-+sqrt%28+B%5E2-4AC+%29%29%2F%282A%29\" Start with the quadratic formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v+=+%28-%2810%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%2810%29%5E2-4%283%29%288%29+%29%29%2F%282%283%29%29\" Plug in \"A=3\", \"B=10\", and \"C=8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+100-4%283%29%288%29+%29%29%2F%282%283%29%29\" Square \"10\" to get \"100\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+100-96+%29%29%2F%282%283%29%29\" Multiply \"4%283%29%288%29\" to get \"96\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+4+%29%29%2F%282%283%29%29\" Subtract \"96\" from \"100\" to get \"4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v+=+%28-10+%2B-+sqrt%28+4+%29%29%2F%286%29\" Multiply \"2\" and \"3\" to get \"6\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v+=+%28-10+%2B-+2%29%2F%286%29\" Take the square root of \"4\" to get \"2\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v+=+%28-10+%2B+2%29%2F%286%29\" or \"v+=+%28-10+-+2%29%2F%286%29\" Break up the expression. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v+=+%28-8%29%2F%286%29\" or \"v+=++%28-12%29%2F%286%29\" Combine like terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"v+=+-4%2F3\" or \"v+=+-2\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solutions are \"v+=+-4%2F3\" or \"v+=+-2\"
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