document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=394343>Question 394343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me with this equation   2b^2+9=0 What I come up with is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b^2 = -9 but am not sure where to go from here. I appreciate any help you may be able to give me. Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So far, so good.  Now multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{1}{2}\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then take the square root of both sides, remembering to consider both the positive and negative roots and that you need to use the imaginary number <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large i\"> where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large i^2\ =\ -1\"> in order to take the square root of a negative number.  Also, don't forget to rationalize your denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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