document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=344401>Question 344401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -3 root -36 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #246339 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=246339\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I believe that your equation will look like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=root%28-3%2C-36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"root%28-3%2C-36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe also that, in general, x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=root%28-y%2Cz%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"root%28-y%2Cz%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the same as x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Froot%28y%2Cz%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Froot%28y%2Cz%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that your problem can also be written as x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Froot%283%2C-36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Froot%283%2C-36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which comes out to be x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28-3.301927249%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28-3.301927249%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which becomes x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-.302853432 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-.302853432\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know this answer is correct because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-.302853432%5E%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-.302853432%5E%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is equal to -36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is because the laws of exponents state that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5Ey+=+z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5Ey+=+z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > if and only if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=root%28y%2Cz%29+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"root%28y%2Cz%29+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -.302853432<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = -36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use your calculator to prove to yourself that the answer is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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