document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1174383>Question 1174383</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> tan^2(x) - tanx - 3 =0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a quadratic equation with \"tan(x)\" as the variable.  The expression does not factor; use the quadratic formula to find<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then use the inverse tangent function to find the value(s) of x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "These calculations are not ones you can do manually -- use a calculator.<br><BR>\n" );
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