document.write( "Question 691845: x^2-4x=1 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #426863 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"x%5E2-4x=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-4x-1=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "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-%28-4%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-4%29%5E2-4%281%29%28-1%29%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Plug in \"a+=+1\", \"b+=+-4\", \"c+=+-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%284%2B-sqrt%2816-%28-4%29%29%29%2F%282%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%284%2B-sqrt%2816%2B4%29%29%2F%282%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%284%2B-sqrt%2820%29%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%284%2Bsqrt%2820%29%29%2F2\" or \"x+=+%284-sqrt%2820%29%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%284%2B2%2Asqrt%285%29%29%2F2\" or \"x+=+%284-2%2Asqrt%285%29%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+2%2Bsqrt%285%29\" or \"x+=+2-sqrt%285%29\"
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