document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=16452>Question 16452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve the polynomial equation 3x^2+11x-4=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2+12x-x-4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x(x+4)-1(x+4)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x-1)(x+4)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=1 or x=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1/3 or -4\r<BR>\n" );
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