document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=369224>Question 369224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can we factor any quadratic equation?  Why or why not? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #263088 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lefty4ever26><B>lefty4ever26(59)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lefty4ever26><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=lefty4ever26><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=263088\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A quadratic equation is in the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bby=c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bby=c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  If you subtracted c from both sides you would have the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bby-c=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bby-c=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  This is factorable by the quadratic formula <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > plugging your values for a,b,c into this formula will give you the two values (two because of the + -).\r<BR>\n" );
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