document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=607660>Question 607660</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Add the following polynomials: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/5x^2-1/5x-3/4)+(1/10x^2-1/2x+1/2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #382811 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jerryguo41><B>jerryguo41(197)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jerryguo41><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=jerryguo41><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=382811\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F5x%5E2-1%2F5x-3%2F4%29%2B%281%2F10x%5E2-1%2F2x%2B1%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F5x%5E2-1%2F5x-3%2F4%29%2B%281%2F10x%5E2-1%2F2x%2B1%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><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=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</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=0.6x%5E2%2B-0.7x%2B-0.5+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.6x%5E2%2B-0.7x%2B-0.5+=+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=%28-0.7%29%5E2-4%2A0.6%2A-0.5=1.69 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-0.7%29%5E2-4%2A0.6%2A-0.5=1.69\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=1.69 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--0.7%2B-sqrt%28+1.69+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--0.7%2B-sqrt%28+1.69+%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-%28-0.7%29%2Bsqrt%28+1.69+%29%29%2F2%5C0.6+=+1.66666666666667 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-0.7%29%2Bsqrt%28+1.69+%29%29%2F2%5C0.6+=+1.66666666666667\"   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-%28-0.7%29-sqrt%28+1.69+%29%29%2F2%5C0.6+=+-0.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-0.7%29-sqrt%28+1.69+%29%29%2F2%5C0.6+=+-0.5\"   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=0.6x%5E2%2B-0.7x%2B-0.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.6x%5E2%2B-0.7x%2B-0.5\"   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=0.6x%5E2%2B-0.7x%2B-0.5+=+0.6%28x-1.66666666666667%29%2A%28x--0.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.6x%5E2%2B-0.7x%2B-0.5+=+0.6%28x-1.66666666666667%29%2A%28x--0.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 1.66666666666667, -0.5.\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+0.6%2Ax%5E2%2B-0.7%2Ax%2B-0.5+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+0.6%2Ax%5E2%2B-0.7%2Ax%2B-0.5+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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