document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=81861>Question 81861</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (a-2)(a+4)= 2a(a-3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #58671 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=58671\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (A-2)(A+4)=2A(A-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2+2A-8=2A^2-6A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2-2A^2+2A+6A-8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-A^2+8A-8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2-8A+8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "USING THE QUADRATIC EQUATION WE GET:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=(8+-SQRT[-8^2-4*1*8])/2*1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=(8+-SQRT[64-32])/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=(8+-SQRT32)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=(8+-5.657)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=(8+5.657)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=13.657/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=6.8285 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=(8-5.657)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=2.343/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=1.1715 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
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