document.write( "Question 315590: Can someone please help me out with this. Thanks in advance \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #225806 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"t%289%2Bt%29=4%282t%2B5%29\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9t%2Bt%5E2=8t%2B20\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9t%2Bt%5E2-8t-20=0\" Get every term to the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5E2%2Bt-20=0\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the quadratic \"t%5E2%2Bt-20\" is in the form of \"At%5E2%2BBt%2BC\" where \"A=1\", \"B=1\", and \"C=-20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for \"t\":\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%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( "\"t+=+%28-%281%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%281%29%5E2-4%281%29%28-20%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Plug in \"A=1\", \"B=1\", and \"C=-20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1-4%281%29%28-20%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Square \"1\" to get \"1\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1--80+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Multiply \"4%281%29%28-20%29\" to get \"-80\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%2B80+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Rewrite \"sqrt%281--80%29\" as \"sqrt%281%2B80%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+81+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Add \"1\" to \"80\" to get \"81\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+81+%29%29%2F%282%29\" Multiply \"2\" and \"1\" to get \"2\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+9%29%2F%282%29\" Take the square root of \"81\" to get \"9\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B+9%29%2F%282%29\" or \"t+=+%28-1+-+9%29%2F%282%29\" Break up the expression. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%288%29%2F%282%29\" or \"t+=++%28-10%29%2F%282%29\" Combine like terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+4\" or \"t+=+-5\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solutions are \"t+=+4\" or \"t+=+-5\"
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