document.write( "Question 721532: How do you solve this quadratic like equation:\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #442404 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You are supposed to recognize that this is a quadratic equation in $\"z%5E2-8\"$ and you can make a substitution using any variable you like arbitrarily for $\"z%5E2-8\"$ and solve for this chosen variable first; and THEN solve further for z.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Start by doing something like, let $\"t=z%5E2-8\"$ , and first solve for $\"t\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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