document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=593408>Question 593408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My problem is to use the quadratic equation for: (r-3)(r+9)=16. I'm up to the step where r equals pus or minus the square root of 208 divide by 2. At this point I'm not sure how to factor out the next three steps to get the solution step. My answer came out to be {-3+2 square root over 2 , -3-2 square root over 2}<BR>\n" );
document.write( " I did my best here to describe the symbols that I can't enter in this example. Thanks, James </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #376331 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=376331\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28r-3%29%28r%2B9%29+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28r-3%29%28r%2B9%29+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E2%2B6r-27+=+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5E2%2B6r-27+=+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 16 from bothsides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E2%2B6r-43+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5E2%2B6r-43+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve using the quadratic formula.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r+=+%28-6%2B-sqrt%286%5E2-4%281%29%28-43%29%29%29%2F2%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r+=+%28-6%2B-sqrt%286%5E2-4%281%29%28-43%29%29%29%2F2%281%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r+=+%28-6%2B-sqrt%2836-%28-172%29%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r+=+%28-6%2B-sqrt%2836-%28-172%29%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r+=+%28-6%2B-sqrt%28208%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r+=+%28-6%2B-sqrt%28208%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r+=+%28-6%2B-sqrt%2816%2A13%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r+=+%28-6%2B-sqrt%2816%2A13%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r+=+-3%2B4sqrt%2813%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r+=+-3%2B4sqrt%2813%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r+=+-3-4sqrt%2813%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r+=+-3-4sqrt%2813%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r+=+-3%2B2sqrt%2813%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r+=+-3%2B2sqrt%2813%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r+=+-3-2sqrt%2813%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r+=+-3-2sqrt%2813%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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