document.write( "Question 587572: 10r2+20r-88=-8\r
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document.write( "Could not figure out how to factor this radical out. Is it possible to have no solution? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #374178 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 10r2+20r-88=-8 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "10r^2 + 20r - 88 + 8 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "10r^2 + 20r - 80 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "simplify, divide both sides by 10 \n" ); document.write( "r^2 + 2r - 8 = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Factors easily to \n" ); document.write( "(r+4)(r-2) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Two solutions \n" ); document.write( "r = -4 \n" ); document.write( "r = 2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check solutions in original equation \n" ); document.write( "r= -4 \n" ); document.write( "10(-4^2) + 20(-4) - 88 = -8 \n" ); document.write( "10(16) - 80 - 88 = -8 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "You can check the r=2 solution \n" ); document.write( " |