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Old 10-18-2007, 02:23 AM
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Default Re: Okay...I will probably regret this....

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also anyone know how to solve for x by hand in

2 = .5x (1 + ((x-8)/8)))^.5

?????

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(4/x)^2= 1+(x-8)/8
16/x^2 -1 = (x-8)/8
128/x^2 -8 = (x-8)
128/x^2 = x
128 = x^3
x = 3rd root of 128 ~ 5.1
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