document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184587>Question 1184587</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The value of a in the standard form of the equation (x + 7)² - 6 = 5° </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+7)(x+7) - 6 = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 14x + 49 - 6 - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 14x + 38 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the standard form ax^2 + bx + c, so a = 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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