document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=92105>Question 92105</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need some help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not sure what method was used to solve this problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2-8x+3=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2-8x-2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-4x-1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4+-square root 16-4*2*-1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4+-square root 24/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4x-2 square root 6/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1+1/2square root6 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1-1sqaure root6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for the help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #66950 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=66950\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What method was used to solve this problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The quadratic formula was used to solve the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2-8x+3=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First put the equation in this form: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2-8x-2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then,(and this is optional) they divided every thing by the greatest common factor, 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-4x-1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=2 b=-4 and c=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The quadratic formula is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F%282a%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-%28-4%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-4%29%5E2-4%282%29%28-1%29%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-%28-4%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-4%29%5E2-4%282%29%28-1%29%29%29%2F%282%282%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4+-square root 16-4*2*-1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4+-square root 24/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here, I've corrected a slight error:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%284%2B-2sqrt%286%29%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%284%2B-2sqrt%286%29%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2%282%2B-sqrt%286%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2%282%2B-sqrt%286%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=cross%282%29%282%2B-sqrt%286%29%29%2F%28cross%282%29%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=cross%282%29%282%2B-sqrt%286%29%29%2F%28cross%282%29%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%282%2B-sqrt%286%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%282%2B-sqrt%286%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%282-sqrt%286%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%282-sqrt%286%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%282%2Bsqrt%286%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%282%2Bsqrt%286%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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