document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=810579>Question 810579</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) x^(1/2) - x ^(1/4) - 2 = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help me out? Thanks so much in advance:) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #488245 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Okeke_Christian><B>Okeke_Christian(26)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Okeke_Christian><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=Okeke_Christian><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=488245\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^(1/2) - x ^(1/4) - 2 = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You raise each term by a power of four, like so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "...and just from me to you, I don't think that equation has any roots; SEE:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a= 1; b= 1; c=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "...and personally, I don't think that\r<BR>\n" );
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