document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=873518>Question 873518</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have my answer for a quadratic equation, but I don't know what number goes first.  My answer is x1=4 and x2=2. would the answer be: {4,2} or {2,4}.   I am a 10 year old doing algebra </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #526922 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=526922\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Usually, we list answers in increasing order, so I would answer {2,4} or maybe {2, 4}.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The order should not matter, because the solution set {4,2} is the same set as {2,4}.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, if you have to input your answers to be graded by a computer, try to guess what answer is expected. If the programmer was good, all reasonable answers will be accepted. If it's a cheap program, strange things could happen, such as {2, 4} being an accepted answer, and {2,4} (without the space) graded as wrong.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Anyway, if there is a sensible human in charge of verifying the grade, the human should be able to over-rule the computer, so communicate with the human if your right answer is graded as wrong. </SPAN>\n" );
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