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document.write( "1st: How do I determine the method of solving the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-7y2(2 squared that is)=5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I used the x/y setup by first using the number 1 to represent the y in this equation I determined that this is not a proper linear equation or am i wrong or how should I go about solving this equation? I isolated the x to one side and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "used 1 for the value of y and came up with:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-6.75 while y=1 (as I stated above) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank You for your assistance  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: How do I determine the method of solving the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-7y^2 = 5 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The very fact that the equation has a factor of y^2 shows<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation is not linear.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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