document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=867545>Question 867545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x when px^2 - ( 2p + q) x + p + q = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #523117 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=523117\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=px%5E2+-+%28+2p+%2B+q%29+x+%2B+p+%2B+q+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"px%5E2+-+%28+2p+%2B+q%29+x+%2B+p+%2B+q+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here a = p, b= -(2p+q), c= (p+q)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use formula method\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4p%5E2%2B4pq%2Bq%5E2-4p%5E2-4pq ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4p%5E2%2B4pq%2Bq%5E2-4p%5E2-4pq\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=q%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"q%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x1= (2p+q+q)/2p\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=(p+q)/p\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x2= (2p+q-q)/2p\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=1\r<BR>\n" );
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