SOLUTION: Earlier I asked for help to solve this. 5(3x-4)^6 + 7(3x-4)^3 -23 = 0 The tutor sent back an answer I don't know how to punch into my calculator to get the real number. The f

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Question 353969: Earlier I asked for help to solve this.
5(3x-4)^6 + 7(3x-4)^3 -23 = 0
The tutor sent back an answer I don't know how to punch into my calculator to get the real number. The form they sent was not in whole number form, but in a form I don't know how to even punch in my calculator yet. Any further help would be great!
Neil
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
See this page. If you type the solutions from that page into a calculator, you'll get x = 0.85494 or x = 1.7196 (approximately). Let me know if that's what you're looking for.