document.write( "Question 226362: Wark’s (W) age equals Peter’s (P) age plus the cube root of Ian’s (I) age. P’s age equals I’s age plus the cube root of W’s age, plus 14 years.\r
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document.write( "I’s age equals the cube root of W’s age plus the square root of P’s age.\r
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document.write( "What is the age of each ???\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #168785 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Write an equation for each statement \n" ); document.write( ":\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Wark’s (W) age equals Peter’s (P) age plus the cube root of Ian’s (I) age. \n" ); document.write( "W = P + \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "P’s age equals I’s age plus the cube root of W’s age, plus 14 years. \n" ); document.write( "P = I + \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "I’s age equals the cube root of W’s age plus the square root of P’s age. \n" ); document.write( "I = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What is the age of each ??? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "This looks horrible at first glance but there are only 3 perfect cubes \n" ); document.write( "in the age range. Ignoring 1, we have 8, 27 & 64, for I and W. And P is \n" ); document.write( "a perfect square. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "In first equation \n" ); document.write( "W = P + \n" ); document.write( "W = 27, I=8, then P=25 \n" ); document.write( "or \n" ); document.write( "W = 8, I=64, P=4; (does not work in the other equations) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Test in the 2nd equation using W=27; I=8; P=25 \n" ); document.write( "P = I + \n" ); document.write( "25 = 8 + \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Test in the 3rd equation \n" ); document.write( "I = \n" ); document.write( "8 = \n" ); document.write( "8 = 3 + 5 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The ages; Warks: 27; Peters 25; Ian 8 \n" ); document.write( " |