document.write( "Question 506871: solve the equation: (w+2)^2=2w^2+10w+13 for w
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Algebra.Com's Answer #340544 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%28w%2B2%29%5E2=2w%5E2%2B10w%2B13\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w%5E2%2B4w%2B4=2w%5E2%2B10w%2B13\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w%5E2%2B4w%2B4-2w%5E2-10w-13=0\" Get every term to the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-w%5E2-6w-9=0\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the quadratic \"-w%5E2-6w-9\" is in the form of \"Aw%5E2%2BBw%2BC\" where \"A=-1\", \"B=-6\", and \"C=-9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for \"w\":\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+%28-B+%2B-+sqrt%28+B%5E2-4AC+%29%29%2F%282A%29\" Start with the quadratic formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+%28-%28-6%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-6%29%5E2-4%28-1%29%28-9%29+%29%29%2F%282%28-1%29%29\" Plug in \"A=-1\", \"B=-6\", and \"C=-9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-6%29%5E2-4%28-1%29%28-9%29+%29%29%2F%282%28-1%29%29\" Negate \"-6\" to get \"6\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+36-4%28-1%29%28-9%29+%29%29%2F%282%28-1%29%29\" Square \"-6\" to get \"36\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+36-36+%29%29%2F%282%28-1%29%29\" Multiply \"4%28-1%29%28-9%29\" to get \"36\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+0+%29%29%2F%282%28-1%29%29\" Subtract \"36\" from \"36\" to get \"0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+%286+%2B-+sqrt%28+0+%29%29%2F%28-2%29\" Multiply \"2\" and \"-1\" to get \"-2\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+%286+%2B-+0%29%2F%28-2%29\" Take the square root of \"0\" to get \"0\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+%286+%2B+0%29%2F%28-2%29\" or \"w+=+%286+-+0%29%2F%28-2%29\" Break up the expression. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+%286%29%2F%28-2%29\" or \"w+=++%286%29%2F%28-2%29\" Combine like terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+-3\" or \"w+=+-3\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the only solution is \"w+=+-3\" \r
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