document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=649752>Question 649752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this quadratic equation: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2=8x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2=8x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am in college algebra. We are learning about the zero product rule and the square root property. The direction says to solve using any method. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This puppy won't factor over the rationals, so you are stuck with either completing the square or using the quadratic formula.  Since you said any method and the quadratic formula is easier, that's what you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two roots of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE ax^2\ +\ bx\ +\ c\ =\ 0\"> are given by \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ \frac{-b\ \pm\ \sqrt{b^2\ -\ 4ac}}{2a}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For your problem (once you put it into standard form)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ a\ =\ 3\ \ \">, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE b\ =\ -8\ \ \">, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE c\ =\ -4\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in the numbers and simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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