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document.write( "Reduce to the standard form quadratic equation by combining like terms\r\n" );
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document.write( "    13x^2 - kx - 9 = 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write the discriminant\r\n" );
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document.write( "    d = (-k)^2 - 4*13*(-9) = k^2 + 468.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Discriminant is always positive at any  real value of \"k\".\r\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, given equation has real solution at any value of \"k\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "The given assignment is intently written in the form to confuse a reader.\r\n" );
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