document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174369>Question 174369</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello. please help me with these.. ( ' means exponet # after)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve each equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  2x'3 – 5x'2 – 3x + 2 = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.   x'3 + 64 = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.   x4 – 8x'2 – 9 = 0\r<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 #129328 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=129328\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E3-5x%5E2-3x%2B2+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E3-5x%5E2-3x%2B2+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 2 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E3-5x%5E2-3x+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E3-5x%5E2-3x+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor an x from the left side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%282x%5E2-5x-3%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%282x%5E2-5x-3%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the the parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%282x%2B1%29%28x-3%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%282x%2B1%29%28x-3%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Apply the zero product rule.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-3+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-3+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x+=+0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x+=+0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x+=+-1%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x+=+-1%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x+=+3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x+=+3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3%2B64+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3%2B64+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is a sum of cubes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%29%5E3%2B%284%29%5E3+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%29%5E3%2B%284%29%5E3+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This can be solved thus:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5E3%2BB%5E3+=+%28A%2BB%29%28A%5E2-AB%2BB%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5E3%2BB%5E3+=+%28A%2BB%29%28A%5E2-AB%2BB%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B4%29%28x%5E2-4x%2B16%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B4%29%28x%5E2-4x%2B16%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Applying the zero product rule:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B4+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B4+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-4x%2B16+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-4x%2B16+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x+=+-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x+=+-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-%28-4%29%2B-sqrt%28%284%29%5E2-4%281%29%2816%29%29%29%2F2%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-%28-4%29%2B-sqrt%28%284%29%5E2-4%281%29%2816%29%29%29%2F2%281%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%284%2B-sqrt%28-48%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%284%2B-sqrt%28-48%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%284%2B-sqrt%2816%2A%28-3%29%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%284%2B-sqrt%2816%2A%28-3%29%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+2%2B2sqrt%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+2%2B2sqrt%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+2-2sqrt%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+2-2sqrt%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and these can be expressed in terms of i, as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x+=+2%2B2sqrt%283%29i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x+=+2%2B2sqrt%283%29i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x+=+2-2sqrt%283%29i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x+=+2-2sqrt%283%29i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4-8x%5E2-9+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4-8x%5E2-9+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite in terms of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%29%5E2-8%28x%5E2%29-9+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%29%5E2-8%28x%5E2%29-9+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2B1%29%28x%5E2-9%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B1%29%28x%5E2-9%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Apply the zero product rule:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-9+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-9+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+sqrt%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+sqrt%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-sqrt%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-sqrt%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or, in terms of i,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x+=+i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x+=+i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x+=+-i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x+=+-i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-9+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-9+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x+=+3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x+=+3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x+=+-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x+=+-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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