document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=726814>Question 726814</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Stuck and need help on solving this \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x-8y=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "xy^2=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "xy^2=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "xy^2=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1/y^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x-8y=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/y^2 - 8y = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by y^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 - 8y^3 = 24y^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y^3 + 24y - 7 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The zeroes can be found by graphical or numerical methods.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y =~ 0.284 (the only real # solution, by graphical methods)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other 2 zeroes are complex numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Are you in a class that is familiar with those?<BR>\n" );
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