document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=473498>Question 473498</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can someone help me plss before monday?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #324720 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=324720\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286x%2B1%29%2F%28x%2B20%29+=+%2820x%2B3%29%2F%283x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286x%2B1%29%2F%28x%2B20%29+=+%2820x%2B3%29%2F%283x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...cross multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=quadratic_formula.solver>Quadratic Formula</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for x:<BR><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Starting with the general quadratic<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  the general solution using the quadratic equation is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So lets solve <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Ax%5E2%2B158%2Ax%2B53=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Ax%5E2%2B158%2Ax%2B53=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ( notice <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=158 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=158\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=53 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=53\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-158+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28158%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A53+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-158+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28158%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A53+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in a=2, b=158, and c=53<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-158+%2B-+sqrt%28+24964-4%2A2%2A53+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-158+%2B-+sqrt%28+24964-4%2A2%2A53+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square 158 to get 24964  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So now the expression breaks down into two parts<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now break up the fraction<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Simplify<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So the solutions are:<BR>\n" );
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