document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=618890>Question 618890</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Quadratic Formula to solve the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x2 - 5x + 5 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's plug in the values into this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-%28-5%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-5%29%5E2-4%28-2%29%285%29%29%29%2F%282%28-2%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-%28-5%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-5%29%5E2-4%28-2%29%285%29%29%29%2F%282%28-2%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This gives us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(-5- sq rt 65)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(-5+ sq rt 65)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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