document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=529624>Question 529624</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this.I have a project that is 4 parts.  I'm not sure how to do this part.  I have to do a quadratic formula for x^2 + 6x = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. put it in standard form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. state the values of a,b,and c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. state the quadratic formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. show the substitution step<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. show step by step the evaluation of the work until Ireach a solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is very important and I don't want to get it wrong, so I need your help!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you so much!\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 #349642 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=349642\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2 + 6x = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. put it in standard form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+6x+-+16+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+6x+-+16+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or do you mean <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29+=+%28x%2B3%29%5E2+-+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29+=+%28x%2B3%29%5E2+-+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. state the values of a,b,and c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = -16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. state the quadratic formula<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=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B6x%2B-16+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B6x%2B-16+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%286%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-16=100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%286%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-16=100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=100 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-6%2B-sqrt%28+100+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28-6%2B-sqrt%28+100+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   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%5B1%5D+=+%28-%286%29%2Bsqrt%28+100+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%286%29%2Bsqrt%28+100+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%286%29-sqrt%28+100+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%286%29-sqrt%28+100+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B6x%2B-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B6x%2B-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B6x%2B-16+=+%28x-2%29%2A%28x--8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B6x%2B-16+=+%28x-2%29%2A%28x--8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 2, -8.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B6%2Ax%2B-16+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B6%2Ax%2B-16+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. show the substitution step<BR>\n" );
document.write( "don't know what that means.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e. show step by step the evaluation of the work until Ireach a solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "See above.<BR>\n" );
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