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document.write( "z^2-5z-6=0    |Note the use of ^ (uppercase 6)
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document.write( "   az^2 + bz + c = 0
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document.write( "     z = 12/2 = 6  OR z =-2/2 = -1\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer(s)***
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document.write( "  36-32-6 = 0        when z = 6
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document.write( "  1 -5*-1 - 6 = 0    when z = -1 \n" );
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