document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=440606>Question 440606</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The directions say: Solve the equation. Check your solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           1. so what i did was cross multiply which gave me:        <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2m%28m-1%29=3%28m%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2m%28m-1%29=3%28m%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "           2. then i distributed the 2m and 3 giving me:                 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2m%5E2-2m+=+3m%2B12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2m%5E2-2m+=+3m%2B12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "           3. then i made it into a quadratic equation:                     <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2m%5E2-5m-12=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2m%5E2-5m-12=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( " *** From here on I am lost, I tried factoring but i couldnt find anything that multiplies to -12 and adds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       to -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " *** In the back of the book they showed the problem worked out, and from <BR>\n" );
document.write( " here they managed to factor it to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282m%2B3%29%28m-4%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282m%2B3%29%28m-4%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ; I'm confused                                                                  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #304321 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=304321\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sure-fire way is to use the quadratic formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "when equation is in the form<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2m%5E2+-+5m+-+12+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2m%5E2+-+5m+-+12+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+-5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+-5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+-12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+-12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28-%28-5%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-5%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A%28-12%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28-%28-5%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-5%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A%28-12%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28+5+%2B-+sqrt%28+25+%2B+96+%29%29+%2F+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28+5+%2B-+sqrt%28+25+%2B+96+%29%29+%2F+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28+5+%2B-+sqrt%28+121+%29%29+%2F+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28+5+%2B-+sqrt%28+121+%29%29+%2F+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+m+=+%28+5+%2B+11%29%2F4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+m+=+%28+5+%2B+11%29%2F4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+m+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+m+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the (-) square root,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+m+=+-3%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+m+=+-3%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now just rewrite (1) and (2) to get factors<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+m+%2B+3%2F2+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+m+%2B+3%2F2+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2m+%2B+3+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2m+%2B+3+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28m+-+4%29%2A%282m+%2B+3%29+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28m+-+4%29%2A%282m+%2B+3%29+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This works no matter how strange the coefficients are </SPAN>\n" );
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