document.write( "Question 338630: If x^2 + 7x - 8 = 0 ans y = x - 5, then what are the possible values of y?\r
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1.\"x%5E2+%2B+7x+-+8+=+0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "From eq. 1,
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\n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 2,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x-1=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 2,
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