document.write( "Question 448614: Please help me solve this equation: \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #308707 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Please help me solve this equation: \n" ); document.write( "Square both sides \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "FOIL (x+3)(x+3) on the right \n" ); document.write( "5x + 39 = x^2 + 6x + 9 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms on the right \n" ); document.write( "0 = x^2 + 6x - 5x + 9 - 39 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "A quadratic equation \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x - 30 = 0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Factors to \n" ); document.write( "(x+6)(x-5) = 0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Two solutions \n" ); document.write( "x = -6 \n" ); document.write( "x = +5 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check both solution in the original problem \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "3 does not = -3, x=-6 is not a solution \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "try x=5 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |