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document.write( " Starting with the general quadratic
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document.write( " the general solution using the quadratic equation is:
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document.write( " So lets solve  ( notice  ,  , and  )
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document.write( "  Plug in a=1, b=-4, and c=-8
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document.write( "  Negate -4 to get 4
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document.write( "  Square -4 to get 16 (note: remember when you square -4, you must square the negative as well. This is because  .)
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document.write( "  Multiply  to get 
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document.write( "  Combine like terms in the radicand (everything under the square root)
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document.write( "  Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver)
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document.write( "  Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2
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document.write( " So now the expression breaks down into two parts
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document.write( " Now break up the fraction
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document.write( " Simplify
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document.write( " So the solutions are:
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