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document.write( "x^2-2x-3=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x² - 2x - 3 = 0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x - 3)(x + 1) = 0 {factored into two binomials}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 3 = 0 or x + 1 = 0 {set each factor equal to 0}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 or x = -1 {solved each equation for x}<BR>\n" );
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