document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=849531>Question 849531</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help!!!!SOS!!!!! I have been given this formula and given this instructions, I have been at it for 3 hours and I'm completely lost!!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Instructions 	X2  - 2X- 13 =0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)	Move the constant term to the right side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)	Multiply each term in the equation by four times the coefficient of the x squared term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)	Square the coefficient of the original x term and add it to both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d)	Take the square root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e)	Set the left side of the equation equal to the positive square root of the right side and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f)	Set the left side of the equation equal to the negative square root of the right side and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no reason to do step b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X^2-2X-13 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2-2X=13 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "step c is wrong<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square 1/2 of the coefficient of x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/2=1 squared  equals 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(X-1)^2=14 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1=+-sqrt(14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 1+sqrt(14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 1-sqrt(14) </SPAN>\n" );
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