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document.write( "(i) 3- 4x2 = -85 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) -5x2 = -500 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(i) 3- 4x2 = -85 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) -5x2 = -500\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 - 4x² = -85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x² = -88 {subtracted 3 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x² = 22 {divided both sides by -4}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = ±&#8730;22 {took square root of both sides}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x² = -500 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x² = 100 {divided both sides by -5}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = ±10 {took square root of both sides}<BR>\n" );
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