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I am having a lot of trouble solving this \r\n" );
document.write( "problem. It involves factoring.  Here it is:\r\n" );
document.write( "Solve by factoring: \r\n" );
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document.write( "      1/2x² + x = 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "First clear of fractions by multiplying every \r\n" );
document.write( "term by LCD = 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "2(1/2x²) + 2(x) = 2(1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x² + 2x = 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x² + 2x - 2 = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "That cannot be solved by factoring because the\r\n" );
document.write( "left side will not factor.  Did you copy the\r\n" );
document.write( "equation correctly?\r\n" );
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