document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047090>Question 1047090</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The quadratic formula must be used to solve for x when your quadratic equation is __________ and cannot be factored. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #662565 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=662565\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i believe the underlined should be replaced with \"in standard form\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "standard form is ax^2 + bx + c = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in order to use the quadratic formula, the equation has to be converted to standard form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "once in standard form, you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a is the coefficient of the x^2 term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the coefficient of the x term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c is the constant term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the quadratic formula is x1 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-b%2Bsqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-b%2Bsqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and x2 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-b-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-b-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this can also be written as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you would simply replace a,b,c from the equation into the formula and solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a reference on standard form of a quadratic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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