document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=119211>Question 119211</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 256x^2 = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. -3/8, 3/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.-9/64,9/64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.-8/3,8/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. -64/9,64/9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87310 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=87310\">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=256x%5E2+=+36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"256x%5E2+=+36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+36%2F256 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+36%2F256\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 256\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=sqrt%2836%2F256%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=sqrt%2836%2F256%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides. I can't type in the plus/minus symbol, but just remember that there's a negative solution as well.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=sqrt%2836%29%2Fsqrt%28256%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=sqrt%2836%29%2Fsqrt%28256%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the square root\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%286%29%2Fsqrt%28256%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%286%29%2Fsqrt%28256%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2836%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2836%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember, there's a negative portion as well. So the solution is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is A) </SPAN>\n" );
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