document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430443>Question 430443</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello, my problem here is as follows;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10+8q=3q^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(-3q)^2+8q+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -(-3q)+/- squared root of (-3)^2-4X(-3)X10/2X(-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " {9-(-120)}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-(-3) +/- squared root of 129/-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -21.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i am stuck at one of these steps that i have done (i am unsure of which one)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "because a negative integer cannot be square rooted.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please help me, thank you very much for your time and effort, it is greatly appreciated!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sincerely,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lost 15 year old </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #298950 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=298950\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 10+8q=3q^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rewrite the equation in ax^2 +bx +c form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3q^2-8q-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "compare with ax^2+bx+c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=	3	,b=	-8	,c=	-10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2-4ac=	64	+	120		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4ac=	184				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=q1=%28-b%2Bsqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"q1=%28-b%2Bsqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=q1=%288%2Bsqrt%28184%29%29%2F%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"q1=%288%2Bsqrt%28184%29%29%2F%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q1=(8+13.56)/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q1=3.59				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q2=(8-13.56)/6	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q2= -0.93				<BR>\n" );
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