document.write( "Question 81506: I need help figuring out how to do these quadratic formulas. Any help would be great, thanks so much!!!!!!!\r
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document.write( "           xē – 5x – 1 = -7\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get 0 on the right by adding 7 from both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "           xē - 5x + 6 = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the quadratic formula:\r\n" );
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document.write( "            -b ą Öbē-4ac\r\n" );
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document.write( "                2a \r\n" );
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document.write( "where a = 1; b = -5; c = +6\r\n" );
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document.write( "             -(-5) ą Ö(-5)ē-4(1)(6)\r\n" );
document.write( "        x = ————————————————————————\r\n" );
document.write( "                     2(1) \r\n" );
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document.write( "             5 ą Ö25-24\r\n" );
document.write( "        x = —————————————\r\n" );
document.write( "                  2\r\n" );
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document.write( "             5 ą Ö1\r\n" );
document.write( "        x = ——————————\r\n" );
document.write( "                 2 \r\n" );
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document.write( "             5 ą 1\r\n" );
document.write( "        x = ———————\r\n" );
document.write( "               2 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Using the +,\r\n" );
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document.write( "             5 + 1\r\n" );
document.write( "        x = ———————\r\n" );
document.write( "               2 \r\n" );
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document.write( "             6\r\n" );
document.write( "        x = ———\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Using the -, \r\n" );
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document.write( "             5 - 1\r\n" );
document.write( "        x = ———————\r\n" );
document.write( "               2 \r\n" );
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document.write( "             4\r\n" );
document.write( "        x = ———\r\n" );
document.write( "             2 \r\n" );
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document.write( "         x = 2\r\n" );
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