document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=507276>Question 507276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "^3&#8730;5x+4+9=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I just do not understand how to do these kinds of problems.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 3 is a small square root on the outside </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "^3&#8730;5x+4+9=4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is not a \"small square root\"; it is a cube root.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cbrt(5x+4) + 9 = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cbrt(5x+4) = -5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Raise both sides to the 3rd power to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+4 = -125<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x = -129<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -129/5 = -25 4/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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