document.write( "Question 689998: x^2+8x+12=0 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #426116 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Use the quadratic formula to solve for x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-%288%29%2B-sqrt%28%288%29%5E2-4%281%29%2812%29%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Plug in \"a+=+1\", \"b+=+8\", \"c+=+12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-8%2B-sqrt%2864-%2848%29%29%29%2F%282%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-8%2B-sqrt%2816%29%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-8%2Bsqrt%2816%29%29%2F2\" or \"x+=+%28-8-sqrt%2816%29%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-8%2B4%29%2F2\" or \"x+=+%28-8-4%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-4%2F2\" or \"x+=+-12%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-2\" or \"x+=+-6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The two solutions are therefore: \"x+=+-2\" or \"x+=+-6\"
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