document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=295538>Question 295538</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with the following problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2x2 -4x +8 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is what i did     (1/2x-2)(x-4) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                          then using the repeat factor of 0, i got x=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/2)x^2 -4x +8 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor out (1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)(x^2 - 8x + 16) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor again:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)(x-4)^2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 with multiplicity two.<BR>\n" );
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