document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41355>Question 41355</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve 9x^2=14 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This problem involves solving for x by finding the square root of each term.  First, isolate the x term by dividing both sides by 9:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x^2/9 =14/9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 14/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the x term is squared, it can be \"undone\" by taking the square root of x. Since this is an equation, you must also take the square root of the other side:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sq root[x^2] = sq root[14/9]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = sq root[14]/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check your answer by plugging the value of x back into the original problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9[(sq. root 14)/3]^2 = 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9(14)/9 = 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancelling out:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 = 14\r<BR>\n" );
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