document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=394749>Question 394749</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) solve 3x^2 - 5x - 11 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) find the x-intercepts of f(x) = 3x^2 - 5x - 11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #280137 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=280137\">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=3x%5E2+-+5x+-+11+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2+-+5x+-+11+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solutions for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > will be the same as your <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-intercepts ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-intercepts\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We'll use the quadratic formula for this one \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-b+%2B-+sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%2F2a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-b+%2B-+sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%2F2a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this equation, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=-11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=-11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+%2B-+sqrt%2825-4%283%29%28-11%29%29%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+%2B-+sqrt%2825-4%283%29%28-11%29%29%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+%2B-+sqrt%2825%2B132%29%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+%2B-+sqrt%2825%2B132%29%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is our answer (or rather answers)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In decimal form, this would be somewhere around <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.921660681 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.921660681\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1.254994014 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1.254994014\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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