document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=878956>Question 878956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> use quadratic formula exact solution only<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 #530404 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=530404\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm going to refer to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2-7a-10=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2-7a-10=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-7x-10=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-7x-10=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the quadratic formula to solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-%28-7%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-7%29%5E2-4%281%29%28-10%29%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-%28-7%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-7%29%5E2-4%281%29%28-10%29%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  \r<BR>\n" );
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