document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43661>Question 43661</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation for  the indicated variable.  (Leave ± in your answer, when appropriate.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=rm+=+t%5E2+-+mt ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"rm+=+t%5E2+-+mt\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for t </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%5E2+-+mt+-+rm+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%5E2+-+mt+-+rm+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a quadratic equation in 't'.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Comparing with standard quadratic equation: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 1, b = -m, c = -rm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use 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;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here, 'x' is replaced by 't'.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+%28-%28-m%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-m%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-rm%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+%28-%28-m%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-m%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A%28-rm%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+%28m+%2B-+sqrt%28+m%5E2+%2B+4rm%29%29%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+%28m+%2B-+sqrt%28+m%5E2+%2B+4rm%29%29%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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