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document.write( "Actually, there is no equation here.\r\n" );
document.write( "You missed the sign \"=\" and the right side.\r\n" );
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document.write( "But if it is  = , then the roots are \r\n" );
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document.write( " = , \r\n" );
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document.write( "The difference   -  (in this order) is \r\n" );
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document.write( "It is equal to 1 (or -1):\r\n" );
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document.write( " = +/-1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(9p^2 - 40q)/4 = 1,   or   9p^2 - 40q = 4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is your equation for p and q.\r\n" );
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