document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=99213>Question 99213</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please the time to help me solve this equation &#8730;x-2 equals 6&#8730;x^3-26 (the x^3-26 is all under the square root sign) I would really appreciate it if you did help me.\r<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 #72369 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=72369\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I've seen the problem up here several times, and I believe, like me, the tutors have found that there is no solution to this problem, so have passed it by.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume you mean:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%29-+2+=+6sqrt%28x%5E3-+26%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%29-+2+=+6sqrt%28x%5E3-+26%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides, gets rid of the radical on the left and square 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%28x%29-+2%29%5E2+=+36%28x%5E3-+26%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%28x%29-+2%29%5E2+=+36%28x%5E3-+26%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FOIL the left side, multiply what's inside brackets on the right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+-+2sqrt%28x%29+-+2sqrt%28x%29+%2B+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+-+2sqrt%28x%29+-+2sqrt%28x%29+%2B+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 36x^3 - 936<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+-+4sqrt%28x%29+%2B+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+-+4sqrt%28x%29+%2B+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 36x^3 - 936<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4sqrt%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4sqrt%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 36x^3 - x - 936 - 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4sqrt%28x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4sqrt%28x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 36x^3 - x - 940<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At this point we should square both sides again, a real tedious operation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Before I attempted this I entered y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%29-6sqrt%28x%5E3-+26%29-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%29-6sqrt%28x%5E3-+26%29-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into to my TI83 and found it had no real roots. (did not cross the x axis)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Are you sure this problem has been copied down correctly? </SPAN>\n" );
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