document.write( "Question 1206468: Find x,
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Algebra.Com's Answer #844015 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+sqrt%28%28x+-+1%2F2%29+%2B+sqrt%28x+%2B+1%2F4%29%29+=+1024\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28%28x+-+1%2F2%29+%2B+sqrt%28x+%2B+1%2F4%29%29+=+1024-x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%28%28x+-+1%2F2%29+%2B+sqrt%28x+%2B+1%2F4%29%29%29%5E2+=+%281024-x%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+-+1%2F2+%2B+sqrt%28x+%2B+1%2F4%29+=x%5E2+-+2048+x+%2B+1048576\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"sqrt%28x+%2B+1%2F4%29+=x%5E2+-+2048x+-x%2B+1048576%2B1%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%28x+%2B+1%2F4%29%29%5E2+=%28x%5E2+-+2049+x+%2B+2097153%2F2%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%2B+1%2F4=x%5E4+-+4098+x%5E3+%2B+6295554+x%5E2+-+4297066497+x+%2B+4398050705409%2F4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E4+-+4098+x%5E3+%2B+6295554x%5E2+-+4297066497x+%2B+4398050705409%2F4-x-1%2F4=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E4+-+4098+x%5E3+%2B+6295554x%5E2+-+4297066498x+%2B1099512676352+=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "using calculator we get\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=992.02\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=993\"= >will not work (\"1025%3E1024\")
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%E2%89%881056.0+\"= >will not work (\"1056%3E1024\")
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=1057\"= >will not work (\"1057%3E1024\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " verifying solutions shows that only \"x=992.02\" works\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"992.02+%2B+sqrt%28%28992.02+-+1%2F2%29+%2B+sqrt%28992.02+%2B+1%2F4%29%29=1024\" =>true\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=992.02\"\r
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