document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264746>Question 264746</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> College algebra last class to an associate degree...math illiterate..please help..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5w+6 (inside radical) -w=2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #194851 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=194851\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%285w%2B6%29-w=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%285w%2B6%29-w=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%285w%2B6%29=w%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%285w%2B6%29=w%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 'w' to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5w%2B6=%28w%2B2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5w%2B6=%28w%2B2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square both sides to eliminate the square root.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5w%2B6=w%5E2%2B4w%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5w%2B6=w%5E2%2B4w%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=w%5E2%2B4w%2B4-5w-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=w%5E2%2B4w%2B4-5w-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Get all terms to one side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=w%5E2-w-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=w%5E2-w-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%5E2-w-2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%5E2-w-2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w-2%29%28w%2B1%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w-2%29%28w%2B1%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the left side (note: if you need help with factoring, check out this <a  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/playground/change-this-name4450.solver>solver</a>)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now set each factor equal to zero:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w-2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w-2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2B1=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2B1=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >    Now solve for w in each case\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the <i>possible</i> answers are  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, you need to check if they are actually the answers (by plugging them back into the original equation). I'll leave that up to you. </SPAN>\n" );
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