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OpenStudy (anonymous):

4(t+6)^2=160

OpenStudy (imstuck):

solving this for t, are you?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Trying to factor out for a quadratic equation, but not sure how to.

OpenStudy (imstuck):

What do you mean? I don't understand what you're trying to do.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

solving the quadratic equation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but I don't know where to start with this one

OpenStudy (imstuck):

solving it for t, right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (imstuck):

No problem...let's do this! Watch...

OpenStudy (imstuck):

First thing you have to do is to move the 160 over to the other side and set the whole thing equal to 0. Like this:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, I get that part

OpenStudy (imstuck):

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