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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not sure whether to use factoring or completing the square for this quadratic equation: 2x^2+10+11=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 + 10x = -11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 5x = -11/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 5/2)^2 = 25/4 - 22/4 = 3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 5/2 = +- sqrt(3)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (-5 +- sqrt(3))/2<BR>\n" );
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