document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54275>Question 54275</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534400329/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra for College Students</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have the whole quadratic equation, just want to make sure that I am plugging in the numbers correctly. if I have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2-6x%2B2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2-6x%2B2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then, in my quadratic eq a=3,b=6, and c=2, is that correct? From there I should just follow through with the eq ? I am getting -2 sqrt 3 and it just doesn't look right. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36533 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=36533\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Standard Form of a quadratic equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=3, b=-6, c=2  (You had left the - off of the b.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Quadratic Formula is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug your numbers into the formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-%28-6%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-6%29%5E2-4%283%29%282%29%29%29%2F%282%283%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-%28-6%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-6%29%5E2-4%283%29%282%29%29%29%2F%282%283%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%286%2B-sqrt%2836-24%29%29%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%286%2B-sqrt%2836-24%29%29%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%286%2B-sqrt%2812%29%29%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%286%2B-sqrt%2812%29%29%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%286%2B-sqrt%284%29%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%286%2B-sqrt%284%29%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >We factor 12 into 4*3 because 4 is a perfect square.  The square root of 4 is 2, but we can't take the square root of three.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%286%2B-2%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%286%2B-2%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > I can't fix this glitch...+/-is supposed to be in front of the 2. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2%283%2B-sqrt%283%29%29%2F%282%2A3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2%283%2B-sqrt%283%29%29%2F%282%2A3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >The 2'2 cancel because 2/2=1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=%283%2B-sqrt%283%29%29%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=%283%2B-sqrt%283%29%29%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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