document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=410655>Question 410655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you figure out how to solve a polynomial with a negative number? I'm trying to solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2t square + 5t - 63\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm stumped and need some assistance.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #288728 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=288728\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A polynomial with a negative number is the same as adding the negative of that term, e.g. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2t%5E2+%2B+5t+-+63+=+2t%5E2+%2B+5t+%2B+%28-63%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2t%5E2+%2B+5t+-+63+=+2t%5E2+%2B+5t+%2B+%28-63%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So if you want to find the roots using the quadratic formula you would assign <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+-63 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+-63\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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