document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1013053>Question 1013053</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the roots of 2x^2-kx+1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #629378 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=629378\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2-kx%2B1=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2-kx%2B1=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you factor it?  No.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you complete the square and then solve? Yes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The initial result would be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28k%2B-+sqrt%28%28-k%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A1%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28k%2B-+sqrt%28%28-k%29%5E2-4%2A2%2A1%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which can then be simplified some. </SPAN>\n" );
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