document.write( "Question 118638: I have re-done this assignment at least four times already if someone can help me out I would be sooo grateful I am clueless as to what I am doing wrong.
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\n" ); document.write( "I need to solve this equation (x²+3x-4) with the graphing method.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X Y
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\n" ); document.write( "-7 24
\n" ); document.write( "-6 14
\n" ); document.write( "-5 6
\n" ); document.write( "-4 0
\n" ); document.write( "-3 -4
\n" ); document.write( "-2 -6
\n" ); document.write( "-1 -6
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\n" ); document.write( "2 6
\n" ); document.write( "3 16
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Algebra.Com's Answer #86746 by ilana(307) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Okay, first I'll tell you my trick for finding the mistake. I checked the first 3 answers- they were right. I noticed you subtract 12 from 36 to get to 24, and then 10 from 24 to get to 14. In a parabola, as the x coordinates change by 1, the y change by 1, 3, 5, 7..., or some multiple of that. So the next must be 8 less, then 6, 4, 2, 0, then add 2, 4, 6, 8,...
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