document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1068172>Question 1068172</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the quadratic formula to solve x² + 7x + 8 = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What are the solutions to the equation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Round irrational solutions to the nearest tenth. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What are the solutions to the equation? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round irrational solutions to the nearest tenth. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = [-7+-sqrt(49-4*8)]/(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = [-7+-sqrt(17)]/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (-7+sqrt(17))/2 or x = (-7-sqrt(17))/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (-7+4.1)/2 or x = (-7-4.1)/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -1.45 or x = -5.55<BR>\n" );
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