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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 #761936 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=761936\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%281%2F2%29-9x%5E%281%2F4%29%2B20=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E%281%2F2%29-9x%5E%281%2F4%29%2B20=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p=x%5E%281%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p=x%5E%281%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%5E2=x%5E%281%2F4%2B1%2F4%29=x%5E%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%5E2=x%5E%281%2F4%2B1%2F4%29=x%5E%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting that <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and maybe this is factorable or maybe not.  Try and see.  Otherwise, use general solution formula method.  Continue from there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28p=x%5E%281%2F2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28p=x%5E%281%2F2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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