document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66082>Question 66082</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131482874/algebrahomeworkh>beginning algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I started on this problem but can't seem to get any further than this point.  I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.  If you can help I would really appreciate it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3=7x-4x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-7x+4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=3,b=-7,c=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You lost your x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2-7x%2B3=7x-7x-4x%5E2%2B4x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2-7x%2B3=7x-7x-4x%5E2%2B4x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2-7x%2B3=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2-7x%2B3=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=4, b=-7, and c=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It looks like you want to use the quadratic formula, but this could have been solved through factoring.  I'm going to follow your lead and use the quadratic formula.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The quadratic formula is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F2a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F2a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-%28-7%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-7%29%5E2-4%284%29%283%29%29%29%2F%282%284%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-%28-7%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-7%29%5E2-4%284%29%283%29%29%29%2F%282%284%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%287%2B-sqrt%2849-48%29%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%287%2B-sqrt%2849-48%29%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%287%2B-sqrt%281%29%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%287%2B-sqrt%281%29%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%287-1%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%287-1%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%287%2B1%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%287%2B1%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=6%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=6%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=3%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=3%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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