document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1156217>Question 1156217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> explain why completing the square to solve x^2 - 5x - 7 = 0 is a better strategy than graphing the related function or factoring </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #778914 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52781)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=778914\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I suggest that the answer to this question CRITICALLY DEPENDS on the goals of an analysis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is the same as to ask, who is stronger: an elephant or a whale ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The kids under 5 years old love such questions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then they become older, they learn everything else from their smartphones.\r<BR>\n" );
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