document.write( "Question 1092140: What is the smallest value of x that satisfies the equation 8x^2 - 38x + 35 = 0? Express your answer as a decimal.
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By trial and error, or whatever method you might have learned, the quadratic factors nicely.

\n" ); document.write( " $\"8x%5E2+-+38x+%2B+35+=+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%284x-5%29%282x-7%29+=+0\"$

\n" ); document.write( " $\"4x-5+=+0\"$ or $\"2x-7+=+0\"$

\n" ); document.write( "Which factor gives you the smaller solution? What is that smaller solution? \n" ); document.write( "

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