document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=911516>Question 911516</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm having trouble solving something like y=x-x^2 when I want to solve for x=....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've looked across the internet and most of the examples only involve one x variable, and its simple like y=x^2. to solve for y in terms of x, you'd just take the square root, so that sqrt(y)=x. Can you guys please help me?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #553146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=553146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Something like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x-x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x-x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a parabola and has infinite solutions as long as the ordered pairs fit on the parabola.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to solve for x, convert the equation in x and y into standard form using Completing The Square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can then solve for x but you will have two different branches; so you can solve for x on one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "branch or solve for x on the other branch.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For help with Completing The Square, study these:\r<BR>\n" );
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