document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974196>Question 974196</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "To clarify on the 1/3^x the denominator has the exponent not the whole fraction, I'm not sure if that matters. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #596170 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=596170\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5Ex+%2B+1%2F3%5Ex+=+12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5Ex+%2B+1%2F3%5Ex+=+12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 3^x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub u for 3^x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-12x%2B1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-12x%2B1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%28-12%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A1=140 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-12%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A1=140\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Discriminant d=140 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--12%2B-sqrt%28+140+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--12%2B-sqrt%28+140+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-12%29%2Bsqrt%28+140+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+11.9160797830996 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-12%29%2Bsqrt%28+140+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+11.9160797830996\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-12%29-sqrt%28+140+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+0.0839202169003839 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-12%29-sqrt%28+140+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+0.0839202169003839\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-12x%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-12x%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-12x%2B1+=+%28x-11.9160797830996%29%2A%28x-0.0839202169003839%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-12x%2B1+=+%28x-11.9160797830996%29%2A%28x-0.0839202169003839%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 11.9160797830996, 0.0839202169003839.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3^x = 11.919<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*log(3) = log(11.919)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = log(11.919)/log(3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the other 3^x root the same way. </SPAN>\n" );
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