document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136032>Question 1136032</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me understand how to solve this equation. it is from a lecture not a homework problem, but I want to understand how he achieved the solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation is 0.4=0.8(vgsq-1.2)^2  solve for vgsq\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer is vgsq=1.907   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I was trying to get the same answer but I got 1.65 after I took the square root of vgsq. please help me understand this algebra step. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation is 0.4=0.8(vgsq-1.2)^2  solve for vgsq\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer is vgsq=1.907   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I was trying to get the same answer but I got 1.65 after I took the square root of vgsq. please help me understand this algebra step.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+.4%2C+%22=%22%2C+.8%28VGSQ+-+1.2%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+.4%2C+%22=%22%2C+.8%28VGSQ+-+1.2%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+.4%2F.8%2C+%22=%22%2C+%28VGSQ+-+1.2%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+.4%2F.8%2C+%22=%22%2C+%28VGSQ+-+1.2%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ----- Dividing each side by .8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+.5%2C+%22=%22%2C+%28VGSQ+-+1.2%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+.5%2C+%22=%22%2C+%28VGSQ+-+1.2%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+sqrt%28.5%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+VGSQ+-+1.2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+sqrt%28.5%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+VGSQ+-+1.2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ Taking the square root of both sides<BR>\n" );
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