document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016841>Question 1016841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (v^2 - 4v)^2 - 17(v^2 - 4v) +60 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have so far? Not sure where I went wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let v = v^2 - 4v\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "v^2 - 17v +60 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(v-12)(v-5) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v-12 = 0 or v-5 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v=12 or v=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v^2 = 12   or v^2 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8730;v^2 = =-&#8730;12     or   &#8730;v^2 = +-&#8730;5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = +-2&#8730;3        or    v = +-&#8730;5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #633213 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=633213\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You should use a different letter than \"v\" for your substitutions since it is already a variable name (say \"u = v^2 - 4v\").\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The mistake comes where you say \"u=12 or u=5\" and the next line is \"v^2 = 12 or v^2 = 5.\" Should be \"v^2 - 4v = 12 or \"v^2 - 4v = 5.\" </SPAN>\n" );
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