document.write( "Question 362560: Happy Wednesday all, \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I would like to request some help with the problem I have listed below. If you could show me all the steps, so that I know how you found the final answer, that would be great! I am at a loss, and confused too. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x-512-16√(x ) =0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer in the book is= 1024 could you help me work it out? thanks!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #258438 by HasanSahin(52)\"\" \"About 
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Leave the sqrt part alone firstly; \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+16%2Asqrt%28x%29+=+x-512+\" Take square of both sides so you'll get;\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+256x+=+x%5E2+-1024x+%2B+262144+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+0+=+x%5E2+-1280x+%2B+262144+\" \r
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Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE quadratic equation with variable
Quadratic equation \"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\" (in our case \"1x%5E2%2B-1280x%2B262144+=+0\") has the following solutons:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"
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\n" ); document.write( " For these solutions to exist, the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\" should not be a negative number.
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\n" ); document.write( " First, we need to compute the discriminant \"b%5E2-4ac\": \"b%5E2-4ac=%28-1280%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A262144=589824\".
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\n" ); document.write( " Discriminant d=589824 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: \"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--1280%2B-sqrt%28+589824+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\".
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\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-1280%29%2Bsqrt%28+589824+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+1024\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-1280%29-sqrt%28+589824+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+256\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Quadratic expression \"1x%5E2%2B-1280x%2B262144\" can be factored:
\n" ); document.write( " \"1x%5E2%2B-1280x%2B262144+=+1%28x-1024%29%2A%28x-256%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " Again, the answer is: 1024, 256.\n" ); document.write( "Here's your graph:
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