document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=759579>Question 759579</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help me to find the root of (x-2)(x-3) = 155*78/77^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #462104 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39616)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=462104\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The righthand number is inconvenient.  Just assign it to a variable and then work with it that way through most of the solution.  You cannot reduce 155*78/77^2.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let k=155*78/77^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%285-sqrt%284%286-k%29%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%285-sqrt%284%286-k%29%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%285%2Bsqrt%284%286-k%29%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%285%2Bsqrt%284%286-k%29%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Maybe work with the square root before simplifying, or this may be most of the needed simplifying.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2824-4k%29=2%2Asqrt%286-k%29=2%2Asqrt%28%286-155%2A78%2F77%5E2%29%29=2%2Asqrt%28%286%2A77%5E2-155%2A78%29%2F77%5E2%29%0D%0A=%282%2F77%29%2Asqrt%286%2A77%5E2-155%2A78%29=%282%2F77%29%2Asqrt%2823484%29=4%2Asqrt%285871%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and that might or might not be more simplifiable....  3*1957 ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A1957=3%2A19%2A103 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A1957=3%2A19%2A103\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so not much more can be done with the square root. </SPAN>\n" );
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