document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184580>Question 1184580</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the value of a in the standard form of the equation  -x² +6x + 18 = 0? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The standard form of a quadratic equation ONLY defines the form of the equation,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but &nbsp;DOES &nbsp;NOT &nbsp;DEFINE &nbsp;the values of the coefficients.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The values of the coefficients can be all multiplied by any non-zero coefficient, &nbsp;leaving the equation &nbsp;EQIVALENT;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THEREFORE, &nbsp;the values of the coefficients in the standard form quadratic equation are defined only accurate to the common non-zero multiplier.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, &nbsp;all your attempts to &nbsp;\"invent\" &nbsp;a new class of &nbsp;Algebra problems are empty and make no sense.\r<BR>\n" );
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