document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=231256>Question 231256</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok, these type of problems scare me to no end. Can someone please help me with a step by step explanation. Thanks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. sqrt w-9=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. not sure how to write this problem but it has a 3, then the sqrt sign and inside the sqrt sign is -64.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. this one is similar where it has 3 sqrt sign and 16 inside the sqrt. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any help with either problem is greatly appreciated. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28w-9%29=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28w-9%29=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides to remove the square root sign.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(w-9)=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=73\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. What you are describing is the 3rd root of -64. Ask yourself, what number when multiplied by itself 3 times, equals -64?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is -4 because (-4)*(-4)*(-4)=-64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your calculator should have a 3rd root button.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Are you sure it wasn't a 4 sqrt sign and 16 inside the sqrt?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I ask because 16 does not have 3rd root that is a rational number. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, the 4th root of 16 is 2, because 2*2*2*2=16 </SPAN>\n" );
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