document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=642162>Question 642162</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve 3y^2=20 using the quadratic formula? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #403967 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=403967\">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=3y%5E2=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y%5E2=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now use the quadratic formula to solve for y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, a = 3, b = 0, c = -20, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug all this into the quadratic formula to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: The last solutions above are approximate </SPAN>\n" );
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