document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1105173>Question 1105173</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> square root of (3p^2 - 11) - x = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If p > 0 and x = 8 in the equation above, what is the value of p? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If p > 0 and x = 8 in the equation above,...</PRE>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming you really have  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283p%5E2-11%29-8=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283p%5E2-11%29-8=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, based on the way your parentheses appear, then you need  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3p%5E2-11%3E=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3p%5E2-11%3E=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > but also  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283p%5E2-11%29=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283p%5E2-11%29=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The equation is important.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides of that last form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3p%5E2=64%2B11=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3p%5E2=64%2B11=75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%5E2=75%2F3=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%5E2=75%2F3=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the positive p,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28p=5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28p=5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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