document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70182>Question 70182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Learning algebra as it applies to electronics.  Having trouble with this one because I do not know what to do with the 1/2 shown in the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= -1/ [2phi(FC)1/2] </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #50116 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=50116\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The exponent of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > means take the square root of this quantity. In another form your equation is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Are you sure this equation is correct?  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=phi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"phi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > usually represents magnetic flux  or possibly<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the phase shift in an a-c voltage.  Did you mean <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ... the radian measure of a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "circle equivalent to 180 degrees?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, this is not the equation for the capacitive resistance in an a-c circuit.  That equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Xc+=+1%2F%282%2Api%2Af%2AC%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Xc+=+1%2F%282%2Api%2Af%2AC%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is also not the equation for the resonant frequency of a series R-L-C circuit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That equation is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Fo+=+1%2F%282%2Api%2Asqrt%28LC%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Fo+=+1%2F%282%2Api%2Asqrt%28LC%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm a little rusty as you can tell, but I don't recall the equation you provided. </SPAN>\n" );
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