SOLUTION: 16x^2=25

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Question 17467: 16x^2=25
Answer by bam878s(77) About Me  (Show Source):
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16x%5E2 = 25
First divide 16 from both sides
%2816x%5E2%29%2F16 = 25%2F16
to get
x%5E2= 1.5625
now take the square root of both sides to solve for x
sqrt%28x%5E2%29 = sqrt%281.5625%29
x = 1.25
check
16%2A+1.25%5E2 = 25