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OpenStudy (nerdy_3000):

How do you solve this problem using the quadratic formula http://oi44.tinypic.com/sgl4eu.jpg

OpenStudy (mertsj):

What is the equation?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Oh...the asker is absent.

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Do you know the theorem: when two secants intersect outside the circle, the products of their segments are equal.

OpenStudy (nerdy_3000):

Sorry about that...

OpenStudy (nerdy_3000):

That's the formula

OpenStudy (mertsj):

So using that theorem: 3x(x)=8(x+2) 3x^2=8x+16 3x^2-8x-16=0 a+3, b=-8, c = -16

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Plug those numbers into the quadratic formula.

OpenStudy (nerdy_3000):

ok

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