document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=901712>Question 901712</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.03x^2+2.02x-1.015=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve using quadratic formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have a=1.03 b=2.02 c=-1.015<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and plugged into quad formula and got x= 3.41 and .6267 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can you check if i did this right or was i suppose to do something before setting the a,b,and c using the original equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #546895 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=546895\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i believe you did it right but i don't believe you got the right answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my calculations show that the roots are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -2.376 or x = .415 rounded to 3 decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 1.03<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2.02<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = -1.015\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (-b plus or minus sqrt(b^2-4ac)) / 2a which becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (-2.02 plus or minus sqrt(8.2622)) / 2.06 which becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (- 2.02 plus or minus 2.8744) / 2.06 which becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = .415 or x = -2.376 which agrees with what i showed you up above.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i also graphed the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that graph is shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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