document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389501>Question 389501</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve x^4 + 8x^3 + 15x square - 2x - 10 = 0? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #276034 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=276034\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4+%2B+8x%5E3+%2B+15x%5E2+-+2x+-+10+=+%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B1%29%28x%5E2+%2B+2x+-+2%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4+%2B+8x%5E3+%2B+15x%5E2+-+2x+-+10+=+%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B1%29%28x%5E2+%2B+2x+-+2%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Well, I saw this coming, hehe.  I guess if you're a tutor you don't need any tutoring, do you?) </SPAN>\n" );
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