document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=422167>Question 422167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2+x+(&#8730;x^2+x)-2=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm thinking this can be re-written as 2x^2+(&#8730;2x^2)-2=0 but I'm completely confused in all of this. At some point, don't I need to balance the right and the left side of the equation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #294811 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=294811\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No, you can't do that, this is a toughie<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2Bx%2B%28sqrt%28x%5E2%2Bx%29%29-+2+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2Bx%2B%28sqrt%28x%5E2%2Bx%29%29-+2+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+x-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+x-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = -<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%5E2%2Bx%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%5E2%2Bx%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Square both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2+%2B+x-+2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2+%2B+x-+2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "FOIL the left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4%2B2x%5E3-3x%5E2-4x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4%2B2x%5E3-3x%5E2-4x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine on the left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4%2B2x%5E3-3x%5E2-x%5E2-4x-x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4%2B2x%5E3-3x%5E2-x%5E2-4x-x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4%2B2x%5E3-4x%5E2-5x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4%2B2x%5E3-4x%5E2-5x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What can you do with this? it won't factor, graph the original and the above equation, see what we have<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the x intercepts, -1.6, and + .62 (not exact) Correction!!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check both values in the original equation, see if it works\r<BR>\n" );
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