document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=648231>Question 648231</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 17x(16x-144)=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #406598 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Algebraic><B>Algebraic(50)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Algebraic><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=Algebraic><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=406598\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Original equation: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17x%2816x-144%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17x%2816x-144%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: Distribute the '17x' to everything in the parenthesis\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=272x%5E2+-+2448x+=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"272x%5E2+-+2448x+=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2: Factor out an 'x' from the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28272x+-+2448%29+=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28272x+-+2448%29+=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3: Add '2448' to both sides so you can get '272x' by itself... also, drop the outer 'x' because that is automatically = 0... so, right now we know that one of our roots is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28272x+-+2448%29+=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28272x+-+2448%29+=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28272x%29=2448 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28272x%29=2448\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4: Divide both sides by '272' to get 'x' by itself\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%29=9%7D%7D%0D%0A%0D%0ASo+we+have+the+outer+%27x%27%2C+which+is+=+0%2C+and+the+other+root+is+%7B%7B%7Bx+=+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So.. the roots of this equation are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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