SOLUTION: Factor {{{25x^2-70x+49}}}

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Question 48983: Factor 25x%5E2-70x%2B49
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Factor 25x%5E2-70x%2B49
x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ {Use the quadratic formula]
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[Plug-in the values]
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x+=+%28%2B70%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28%2849000+-+49000%29+%29%29%2F%28%2850%29%29%29%29+[Simplify]
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x+=+%28%2870%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%280%29+%29%29%2F%28%2850%29%29%29%29+
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x+=+%28%2870++%29%29%2F%28%2850%29%29%29%29+ [Reduce]
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x = 7/5