document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=701113>Question 701113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you please help me? It says solve the quadratic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+4x-12=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+4x-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factors to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+6)(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "because 6 and -2 both multiply to -12 (the last number) and add to +4 (the middle coefficient)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+4x-12 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is the same as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+6)(x-2) = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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