document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=84571>Question 84571</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073048313/algebrahomeworkh>algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solving the quadratic equations is confusing to me, please show me how to do step by step.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14^2=13x+12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #60910 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><B>chitra(359)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=60910\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The given expression is: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+14%5E2+=+13x+%2B+12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+14%5E2+=+13x+%2B+12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can be written as: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the quadratic formula, we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+42%2F28+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+42%2F28+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > OR <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-16%2F28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-16%2F28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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