document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1017178>Question 1017178</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The instructions are: Solve and check\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The original question is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^(3/2)=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My work:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^(3/2)=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^(3/2)^2/3=(8)^2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=sqrt8^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no perfect square root of 8 and or 512 (512 is 8^3). Should I just check to see if I get the same thing or is there more work to be done?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks so much in advance... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-Will (10th Grade Algebra II) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Solution</U>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are given <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E%283%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E%283%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Square both sides: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 64.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Take the cubic root of both sides: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=root%283%2C64%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"root%283%2C64%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. The rest is your fantasy.\r<BR>\n" );
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