document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391869>Question 391869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the quadratic formula to solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    7x^2 - 3x - 2 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(If there is more than one solution, separate them with commas.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #278102 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jjordan95><B>jjordan95(63)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jjordan95><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=jjordan95><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=278102\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First of all, the quadratic equation is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The function 7x^2-3x-2 is in the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can simply plug in the variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-%28-3%29%2Bsqrt%28%28-3%29%5E2-4%287%29%28-2%29%29%2F%282%287%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-%28-3%29%2Bsqrt%28%28-3%29%5E2-4%287%29%28-2%29%29%2F%282%287%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-%28-3%29-sqrt%28%28-3%29%5E2-4%287%29%28-2%29%29%2F%282%287%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-%28-3%29-sqrt%28%28-3%29%5E2-4%287%29%28-2%29%29%2F%282%287%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answers end up being:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%283%2Bsqrt%2865%29%29%2F14%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%283%2Bsqrt%2865%29%29%2F14%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%283-sqrt%2865%29%29%2F14%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%283-sqrt%2865%29%29%2F14%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this help,<BR>\n" );
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