document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=472039>Question 472039</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> determine the nature of the solutions of the equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-17=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "^means it is raising to that power\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) 2 real solutions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) 2 imaginary solutions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) 1 real solution </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solutions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Approximate forms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, the answer is: a) 2 real solutions </SPAN>\n" );
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