document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1139908>Question 1139908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This question needs to be solved using any method and rounded to the nearest hundredth if needed. (and it's a quadratic!) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x2 + x − 30 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #760404 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=760404\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (x - 5) * (x + 6) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply these factors together using the distributive property to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 6x - 5x - 30 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + x - 30 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x - 5) * (x + 6) = 0 is your solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that gets you x = 5 or x = -6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "either value of x makes x^2 + x - 30 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = 5, x^2 + x - 30 = 0 becomes 25 + 5 - 30 = 0 which becomes 0 = 0 which is true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x = -6, x^2 + x - 30 = 0 becomes 36 - 6 + 30 = 0 which becomes 0 = 0 which is true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is x = 5 or x = -6.\r<BR>\n" );
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