document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=551778>Question 551778</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve x^2 + x - 42=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=     Is the answer 6?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + x - 42 = 0...This is your quadratic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(6)^2 + 6 - 42 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36 + 6 - 42 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42 - 42 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = 0...IT CHECKS!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, the answer is x = 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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