document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=929689>Question 929689</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me to to solve this quadratic equation. Solve each equation in part A using factoring. Solve the equation in part b by completing the square\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part A. 8x^2 +2x - 3 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part B. 8x^2 +2x - 2 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font size=3 color=\"red\">O</font>	Outside terms + <font size=3 color=\"red\">I</font>	Inside terms<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x^2 +2x - 3 = 0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x ± _)(2x ± _) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x+ 3)(2x -1)= 0,  x= -3/4, 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x^2 +2x - 2 = 0   Format ax^2 + bx + c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b/-2a = -1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(x - (- 1/8))^2  - 8( 1/64) - 2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(x + 1/8)^2  - 1/8 - 2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(x + 1/8)^2  - 9/8 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+1/8)^2 = 9/64<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -1/8 ± 3/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -4/8 = -1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2/8 = 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check by factoring<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x^2 +2x - 2 = 0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x-1)(2x+1)= 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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