document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=853665>Question 853665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please solve the following equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am stumped as to how this can be solved. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "First, I did this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #514198 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=514198\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Those two steps are good.  Now the right member becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%283%5Ex-x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%283%5Ex-x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Revising the equation then you have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can make the left member be the base of 3, raised to a power:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%28%28x%2B2%29%2F2%29=3%5E%283%5Ex-x%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%28%28x%2B2%29%2F2%29=3%5E%283%5Ex-x%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----rendering cuts off the top; 3^((x+2)/2)=3^(3^x-x^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The left member is 3 raised to a power; the right member is 3 also raised to a power.  Those powers, exponents, are equal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Still not easy to solve.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B%281%2F2%29x%2B1=3%5Ex ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B%281%2F2%29x%2B1=3%5Ex\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----No ordinary algebra steps for this.  Left and right members are separate functions which have one or more points (maybe) of intersection.   </SPAN>\n" );
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