document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=450981>Question 450981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve: 2x^2-3x-5=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please show me the steps to get the answer. Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2*-5=-10; two factors of -10 whose sum is -3 are -5 and +2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+2x-5x-5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(x+1)-5(x+1)=0 Factoring by grouping.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x-5)(x+1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-1, x=5/2<BR>\n" );
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