document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1051709>Question 1051709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation by use of the quadratic formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5a^2+4a=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please show steps </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD4AiN1Gsmc\">changing a quadratic equation from general form to standard form - video</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving the quadratic equation for the unknown variable becomes a very simple process if done from the standard form.  You also have a general formula for this result:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is according to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  This is a basic model only.  YOUR equation uses variables differently than the basic academic model.  YOUR unknown variable is 'a'. </SPAN>\n" );
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