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document.write( "y=(3^-2(x-4)) -sqrt27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=(3^-2(x-4)) -sqrt27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y =0 and solve for \"x\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3^[-2(x-4)]= sqrt27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3^[-2(x-4)]= 3^(3/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2(x-4) = (3/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4 = -3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 1/4 or 13/4<BR>\n" );
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