document.write( "Question 1027738: Solve using quadratic formula.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The solution is -4 over 3 (plus or minus) the square root of 19 over 3. I don't understand how.
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\"1%2Fx%5E2+-+3+=+8%2Fx\"
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document.write( "\"1+-+3x%5E2+=+8x\" -------- Multiplying by LCD, x2
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document.write( "\"3x%5E2+%2B+8x+-+1+=+0\"
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document.write( "a = 3          b = 8           c = - 1
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document.write( "Quadratic equation formula: \"x+=+%28-+b+%2B-+sqrt%28b%5E2+-+4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-+8+%2B-+sqrt%288%5E2+-+4%283%29%28-+1%29%29%29%2F%282+%2A+3%29\" ------- Substituting 3 for a, 8 for b, and - 1 for c
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-+8+%2B-+sqrt%2864+%2B+12%29%29%2F6\"
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-+8+%2B-+sqrt%2876%29%29%2F6\"
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-+8+%2B-+sqrt%284+%2A+19%29%29%2F6\"
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-+8+%2B-+sqrt%284%29+%2A+sqrt%2819%29%29%2F6\"
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document.write( "\"x+=+%28-+8+%2B-+2sqrt%2819%29%29%2F6\"
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document.write( "\"x+=+2%28-+4+%2B-+sqrt%2819%29%29%2F2%283%29\"
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document.write( "\"x+=+cross%282%29%28-+4+%2B-+sqrt%2819%29%29%2Fcross%282%29%283%29\"
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document.write( "\"highlight%28highlight_green%28highlight%28x+=+-+4%2F3+%2B-+sqrt%2819%29%2F3%29%29%29\" \n" );
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