document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24017>Question 24017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you do these problems? I tried them and i can not get the solutions! (the slash \ means square root. the ` means to the nth power)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) 3\X = 5 = (3\X)`2 = 5`2                              <BR>\n" );
document.write( "    X = 25? that is what i got... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) \13y-3 = \7y+9            \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3)\X-5 - 1 = \X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(\X-5)`2 = (\X+1)`2 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12751 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12751\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3sqrt%28x%29+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3sqrt%28x%29+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%29+=+5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%29+=+5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25/9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2813y-3%29+=++sqrt%287y%2B9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2813y-3%29+=++sqrt%287y%2B9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13y-3+=+7y%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13y-3+=+7y%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6y-3+=+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6y-3+=+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6y+=+12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6y+=+12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> y = 12/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> y = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x-5%29+-+1+=+sqrt%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x-5%29+-+1+=+sqrt%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now this one is far more tricky and i would hesitate to say that my version of what you have written is wrong, so can you please re-submit the correct/clearer version of part3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon<BR>\n" );
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