document.write( "Question 701710: 12x^2 - 35x = -18 cant figure out what \"x\" equals. how do you figure this out?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #432541 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"12x%5E2+-+35x+=+-18\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x%5E2+-+35x+%2B+18+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now use the quadratic formula\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-%28-35%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-35%29%5E2-4%2812%29%2818%29%29%29%2F%282%2812%29%29\" Plug in \"a+=+12\", \"b+=+-35\", \"c+=+18\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2835%2B-sqrt%281225-%28864%29%29%29%2F%2824%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2835%2B-sqrt%28361%29%29%2F24\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2835%2Bsqrt%28361%29%29%2F24\" or \"x+=+%2835-sqrt%28361%29%29%2F24\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2835%2B19%29%2F24\" or \"x+=+%2835-19%29%2F24\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+54%2F24\" or \"x+=+16%2F24\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+9%2F4\" or \"x+=+2%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In the end, the answers are \"x+=+9%2F4\" or \"x+=+2%2F3\"
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