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Sometimes if a quadratic, for example x^2 - 5x + 4 = 0 factors to (x-4)(x-1) = 0, we can deduce that the roots occur when x-4 = 0 or x-1 = 0, i.e. x = 4 or 1. \n" ); document.write( "

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