document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=515213>Question 515213</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write a quadratic equation in the variable x having the given numbers as solutions. Type the equation in standard form, ax^2+bx+c=0. The solutions are -6,3. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -6 or x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 6 = 0 or x - 3 = 0 {added 6 and subtracted 3, respectively}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 6)(x - 3) = 0 {set the two binomials, multiplied together and equal to 0}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x² + 3x - 18 = 0 {multiplied with foil method}<BR>\n" );
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