document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=702409>Question 702409</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I find x?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^(1/2)-9x^(1/4)+4=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #432981 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=432981\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is one right next to the lead coefficient 4 and another right next to the -9 coefficient on the 1st degree term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Oh!  You meant, \"how do I find the <i><b>value</b></i> of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\">,\" didn't you?  You really should take the time to say what you mean so that we don't have to guess.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE u\ =\ x^{\small\frac{1}{4}}\LARGE\">.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE u^2\ =\ x^{\small\frac{1}{2}}\LARGE\">. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 4u^2\ -\ 9u\ +\ 4\ =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the quadratic formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ u\ =\ \frac{9\ \pm\ \sqrt{17}}{8}\">. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ u^4\ =\ \left(\frac{9\ \pm\ \sqrt{17}}{8}\right)^4\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can go ahead and do all of the ugly arithmetic.\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( "<font face=\"Math1\" size=\"+2\">Egw to Beta kai to Sigma</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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