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    Oct 22, 2010, 07:51 AM
    need help solving an equation
    how would I solve the following equation;

    0=x^2+(x+1)^2+(x+2)^2-434
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    Oct 22, 2010, 11:39 AM

    Multiply it out. Gather like terms, and you'll have a quadratic equation. Then either factor that equation or use the quadratic equation to solve for x.

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