document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=644163>Question 644163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the value of \"a\" given the quadtratic equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/a^2 + 3/a = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2/a^2 + 3/a = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let u=1/a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u^2=1/a^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2u^2+3u=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2u^2+3u+1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2u+1)(u+1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u=-1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u=-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "u=-1/2=1/a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u=-1=1/a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=-2 or -1 </SPAN>\n" );
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