document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=966878>Question 966878</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in the equation 9=-1/4x^2+x, what does x equal? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "9=-1/4x^2+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2/4-x+9=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-4x+36=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=1, b=-4, c=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "discriminant=(b^2-4ac)=(16-4*1*36)<0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no real solution </SPAN>\n" );
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