document.write( "Question 816274: Can you please help me solve this with the Quadratic Equation?
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document.write( "x²+39x+360 = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "It can be factored:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(x+24)(x+15) = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "x+24=0;  x+15=0\r\n" );
document.write( "  x=-24;    x=-15\r\n" );
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document.write( "But you could have solved it using the quadratic formula.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You got the quadratic formula wrong and used b²-4bc instead of b²-4ac.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using the +\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = -15   \r\n" );
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document.write( "Using the -\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = -24   \r\n" );
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