document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=460233>Question 460233</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve a quad equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Wouldn't it be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-4x=-2x   set = to zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2-4x+2v=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "GCF 2(X-1)(X-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X= +1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and NOT:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x² - 4x = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x² - 6x = 0 {subtracted 2x from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(x - 3) = 0 {factored out the greatest common factor, 2x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 0 or x - 3 = 0 {set each factor equal to 0}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0 or x = 3 {solved each equation for x} </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Wouldn't it be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-4x=-2x set = to zero <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-4x+2x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-2x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "GCF = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 0 or x-1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 0 or x = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: Following is a different problem because the 2x on the right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side has a positive coefficient.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and NOT:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x² - 4x = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x² - 6x = 0 {subtracted 2x from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(x - 3) = 0 {factored out the greatest common factor, 2x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 0 or x - 3 = 0 {set each factor equal to 0}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0 or x = 3 {solved each equation for x}<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Everything above is now correct.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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