document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=971596>Question 971596</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone please help me with this problem, because I need to turn x into a quadratic equation when a=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I had solved and got the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B16x%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B16x%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > because I originally decided to start with (x+4)(x+4), but as an answer for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B16x%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B16x%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, I had some decimals, so I don't know which part I did wrong. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #594045 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=594045\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (x+4)*(x+4) = x^2 + 8x + 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-4)*(x-4) = x^2 - 8x + 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i believe the factors needed to be (x-4) * (x-4) because, when you solve for x, you then get x = 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-4)*(x-4) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "set each of the factors equal to 0 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if x = 4, then the factor has to be x-4 because x-4 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when you have the solution and you want to convert it into a factor, you have to set the equation equal to 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "start with x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 4 from both sides of the equation to get x - 4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's your factor.\r<BR>\n" );
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