document.write( "Question 457607: to solve a quadratic make it equal to zero and then facto or use the quadratic formula. 5=5x^2-14x-29 \n" ); document.write( "

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5 = 5x^2 - 14x - 29
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\n" ); document.write( "5x^2 - 14x - 29 - 5 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "5x^2 - 14x - 34 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "Use the quadratic formula to find x
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "In this problem a=5, b=-14, c=-34
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-%28-14%29+%2B-+sqrt%28-14%5E2-4%2A5%2A-34+%29%29%2F%282%2A5%29+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%2814+%2B-+sqrt%28196%2B680+%29%29%2F10+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%2814+%2B-+sqrt%28876+%29%29%2F10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%2814+%2B+29.5973%29%2F10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = $\"43.5973%2F10\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4.34973
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%2814+-+29.5973%29%2F10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = $\"%28-15.5973%29%2F10\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = -1.5973 \n" ); document.write( "

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