document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=840469>Question 840469</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So, I need help getting walked through the steps of the quadratic equation. If a=1 , b=2.2 x10^-2 and c=-1.2 x10^-4, how does x= 4.5x10^-3?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got as far as -2.2x10^2 + or - square root of 9.64x10^-4 and then don't know what to do or if it is right. PLEASE HELP!! I need to get comfortable with the quadratic equation. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #506176 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=506176\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have the values for a, b, and c, and you have these from a quadratic equation based on general form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "just use the values in the general solution.  Simplify and compute!  What is the result?\r<BR>\n" );
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