document.write( "Question 916531: 2x^2+25x+33=0
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Algebra.Com's Answer #556104 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Well, she tossed it all out there for you.  I'll go into\r\n" );
document.write( "a little more detail, so you can see better how to use the\r\n" );
document.write( "quadratic formula:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B25x%2B33+=+0\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Compare to\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"Ax%5E2%2BBx%2BC=0\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "and see that \"A=2\", \"B=25\", \"C=33\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then we use the quadratic formula which you must memorize:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-B+%2B-+sqrt%28+B%5E2-4AC+%29%29%2F%282A%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "You might write empty parentheses for all the letters on the right,\r\n" );
document.write( "like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are TWO places to put the A's (A is 2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are TWO places to put the B's (B is 25)\r\n" );
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document.write( "But there is only ONE place to put the C (C is 33)\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-25+%2B-+sqrt%28625-264%29%29+%2F4+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-25+%2B-+sqrt%28361%29%29+%2F4+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-25+%2B-+19%29+%2F4+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using the PLUS sign:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-25+%2B+19%29+%2F4+=%28-6%29%2F4=-3%2F2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using the MINUS sign:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-25+-+19%29+%2F4+=%28-44%29%2F4=-11\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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