document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1143994>Question 1143994</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve using the quadratic form. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One-half the square of a number is equal to 16 more than twice the number. What is the number?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "One-half the number squared is (1/2)x^2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 more than twice the number is 2x+16.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write and solve the equation that says those two expressions are equal:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a quadratic equation. Get everything on one side of the equation (with 0 on the other side) and try to solve using factoring; if it doesn't factor (or you can't see how it factors), use the quadratic formula.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(If you know the basics about solving quadratic equations, you will start by multiplying the whole equation by 2 to get rid of the fractions....) </SPAN>\n" );
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