document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204368>Question 1204368</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What number goes under the radical when solving this equation with the quadratic formula?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 - 4x - 30 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Your question is asking for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your specific example is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-4%29%5E2-4%2A2%28-30%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-4%29%5E2-4%2A2%28-30%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and you may compute this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(The discriminant) </SPAN>\n" );
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