document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1165928>Question 1165928</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve (x-1)½ + (x-6)½ = 7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #790393 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><B>math_helper(2461)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><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=math_helper><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=790393\">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=+%28x-1%29%2F2+%2B+%28x-6%29%2F2+=+7+%7D%7D%5D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B+%28x-1%29+%2B+%28x-6%29+=+14+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x-1%29%2F2+%2B+%28x-6%29%2F2+=+7+%7D%7D%5D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B+%28x-1%29+%2B+%28x-6%29+=+14+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I wasn't sure if the 1/2's were supposed to be exponents (?)   If so, that's a different solution:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+matrix%283%2C3%2C%22%22%2C%22%22%2C%22%22%2C+%22%22%2C+%28x-1%29%5E%281%2F2%29+-+%28x-6%29%5E%281%2F2%29%2C+%22%22%2C%22%22%2C%22%22%2C%22%22%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(and using <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Bb%29%28a-b%29+=+a%5E2-b%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Bb%29%28a-b%29+=+a%5E2-b%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add this to the very first equation to get: <br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and  x = 15.877551  (approx.)\r<BR>\n" );
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