document.write( "Question 85627: Solve for c:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "54=(2c)+22.5+(5.7/c)
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Isolate the variables:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "54 - 22.5 = 2c + \"5.7%2Fc\"
\n" ); document.write( "31.5 = 2c + \"5.7%2Fc\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply everything by c:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "31.5c = \"2c%5E2\" + c\"5.7%2Fc\"
\n" ); document.write( "31.5c = \"2c%5E2\" + 5.7\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Set = 0:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2c%5E2\" - 31.5c + 5.7 = 0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 10 [to shift the decimal points]:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"20c%5E2\" - 315c + 57 = 0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Apply the quadratic formula:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = \"%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( " = \"%28315+%2B-+sqrt%28%28-315%29%5E2-4%2A20%2A57+%29%29%2F%282%2A20%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( " = \"%28315+%2B-+sqrt%2899%2C225-4560%29%29%2F40\"
\n" ); document.write( " = \"%28315+%2B-+sqrt%2894%2C665%29%29%2F40\"
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