document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317636>Question 317636</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> finding the roots of a quadratic equation with leading coefficent greater than one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4t+20t=-25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i know that you must first make the equation equal 0. therefore it would b....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4t+20t+25=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can u please show me in detail what to do next </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since it is quadratic<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4t^2+20t+25=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4t^2+10t+10t+25=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t(2t+5)+5(2t+5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2t+5)^2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2t+5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=-5/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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