document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=45593>Question 45593</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi again,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My professor gave us this quadratic equation for homework:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) x^2 - 2Rx + R^2 =0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He is asking us to solve for x and I am lost.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Louis<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #30302 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jake_6233><B>jake_6233(74)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jake_6233><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=30302\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2 - 2Rx + R^2 =0 This is a simple factoring job here<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-R)(x-R)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when it comes to finding the zeros for this problem we have (x-R) twice so the answer is R with a multiplicity of 2  I don't know if this answer is beyond the scope of your class but this answer is complete.  Please let me know if you need further clarification </SPAN>\n" );
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