document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=193213>Question 193213</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what i mean is how i solve this without a calculator, because i dont know how to solve for X on the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X=Y%5E%28a%2Fb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X=Y%5E%28a%2Fb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so what do i do, I know that X=3 when the equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X=9%5E%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X=9%5E%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > but i need to know why </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #145051 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=145051\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It turns out that anything raised to the one half power is equivalent to taking the square root.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x^{\frac12}=\sqrt{x}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x=9^{\frac12}=\sqrt{9}=3\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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