document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=471039>Question 471039</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve: w^2 + 5w - 36 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(w + 9)(w - 4) = 0 {factored into two binomials}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w + 9 = 0 or w - 4 = 0 {set each factor equal to 0}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = -9 or w = 4 {subtracted 9 and added 4, respectively}<BR>\n" );
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