document.write( "Question 342463: solve for x. x^2+18x+4=0 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"x%5E2%2B18x%2B4=0\"
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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation \"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\" (in our case \"1x%5E2%2B18x%2B4+=+0\") has the following solutons:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"
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\n" ); document.write( " For these solutions to exist, the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\" should not be a negative number.
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\n" ); document.write( " First, we need to compute the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\": \"b%5E2-4ac=%2818%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A4=308\".
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\n" ); document.write( " Discriminant d=308 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: \"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-18%2B-sqrt%28+308+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\".
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\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%2818%29%2Bsqrt%28+308+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-0.225035612607877\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%2818%29-sqrt%28+308+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-17.7749643873921\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Quadratic expression \"1x%5E2%2B18x%2B4\" can be factored:
\n" ); document.write( " \"1x%5E2%2B18x%2B4+=+1%28x--0.225035612607877%29%2A%28x--17.7749643873921%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " Again, the answer is: -0.225035612607877, -17.7749643873921.\n" ); document.write( "Here's your graph:
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