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Title: How to solve this equation?
Post by: berblexer on November 04, 2010, 09:46:05 PM
X^2 + (1.25X)^2 = 19^2

Any ideas, i didn't know where else to ask.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: haider on November 04, 2010, 09:56:49 PM
you distribute the exponent of the parentheses: (meaning you square everything inside it)

X^2 + 1.25^2X^2 = 19^2

Add the similar terms (X^2 here):

(1.25 + 1)X^2 = 19^2 -----> 2.25X^2 = 19^2

divide both sides by 2.25:
X^2 = 19^2/2.25

Take the square root of both sides:
X = squareroot (19^2/2.25) = squareroot (361/2..25) = 12.67 OR 38/3

practice practice practice!!

good luck
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: berblexer on November 04, 2010, 10:05:05 PM
Thank you for taking the time solving it.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: DK II on November 04, 2010, 10:28:30 PM
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Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: Flexb on November 04, 2010, 10:30:16 PM
you distribute the exponent of the parentheses: (meaning you square everything inside it)

X^2 + 1.25^2X^2 = 19^2

Add the similar terms (X^2 here):

(1.25 + 1)X^2 = 19^2 -----> 2.25X^2 = 19^2

divide both sides by 2.25:
X^2 = 19^2/2.25

Take the square root of both sides:
X = squareroot (19^2/2.25) = squareroot (361/2..25) = 12.67 OR 38/3

practice practice practice!!

good luck

 :-\
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: gcb on November 04, 2010, 10:30:55 PM
you distribute the exponent of the parentheses: (meaning you square everything inside it)

X^2 + 1.25^2X^2 = 19^2

Add the similar terms (X^2 here):

(1.25 + 1)X^2 = 19^2 -----> 2.25X^2 = 19^2

divide both sides by 2.25:
X^2 = 19^2/2.25

Take the square root of both sides:
X = squareroot (19^2/2.25) = squareroot (361/2..25) = 12.67 OR 38/3

practice practice practice!!

good luck

1.25x1.25 = 1.5625
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: haider on November 04, 2010, 10:34:45 PM
geez, i made a mistake... cut me some slack. forgot to square the 1.25 even though i wrote it as such. woopsie. no algebra mistake though.

my apologies.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: haider on November 04, 2010, 10:37:13 PM

Add the similar terms (X^2 here):

(1.25^2 + 1)X^2 = 19^2 -----> 2.25X^2 = 19^2
^^mistake was right here


Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: DK II on November 04, 2010, 10:39:57 PM
geez, i made a mistake... cut me some slack. forgot to square the 1.25 even though i wrote it as such. woopsie. no algebra mistake though.

my apologies.

Holy shit man, can't you even do a simple equation properly??
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Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: benchmstr on November 04, 2010, 10:40:40 PM
x=squareroot of...

Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: haider on November 04, 2010, 10:42:55 PM
Holy shit man, can't you even do a simple equation properly??
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simple is relative  :P the guy is taking beginner to intermediatte algebra i suppose. If he practices he can learn and will indeed agree that it is simple  8)
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: DK II on November 04, 2010, 10:49:52 PM
simple is relative  :P the guy is taking beginner to intermediatte algebra i suppose. If he practices he can learn and will indeed agree that it is simple  8)

LOL, i know that it is simple for a lot of people, for me it's as if you write sth in a different language, i cannot read that shit at all.....
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: Flexb on November 04, 2010, 10:52:11 PM
LOL, i know that it is simple for a lot of people, for me it's as if you write sth in a different language, i cannot read that shit at all.....

Same. It may as well be Japanese to me.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: DK II on November 04, 2010, 10:52:50 PM
Same. It may as well be Japanese to me.

THEN i could read it, lol.  ;D ;D
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: Flexb on November 04, 2010, 10:53:50 PM
THEN i could read it, lol.  ;D ;D

I'm Canadian and can't even read french. Thank god actually  :D
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: haider on November 04, 2010, 10:54:21 PM
LOL, i know that it is simple for a lot of people, for me it's as if you write sth in a different language, i cannot read that shit at all.....
interesting. I've always wondered what math looks like to non science/ non engineering people. I guessed it probably looks like a foreign language... guess im right ;D

Same. It may as well be Japanese to me.
have you forgiven me yet?  :'(

Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: Flexb on November 04, 2010, 10:55:36 PM
interesting. I've always wondered what math looks like to non science/ non engineering people. I guessed it probably looks like a foreign language... guess im right ;D
have you forgiven me yet?  :'(



I'm still confused. Leave me alone  :D
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: haider on November 04, 2010, 10:57:40 PM
 ;D

1.25x1.25 = 1.5625
sorry about my post proceeding the one above... I thought both you and flexb were on my case about the mistake.   :P
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: DK II on November 04, 2010, 10:59:16 PM
interesting. I've always wondered what math looks like to non science/ non engineering people. I guessed it probably looks like a foreign language... guess im right ;D
have you forgiven me yet?  :'(



Well at least to me, math and languages are basically the same.

Both follow certain rules and are a way to encode information, making it understandable to the person that can "read" the language.

I cannot read, speak nor write math, only maybe simple daily conversation like "hello", "how are you", "two beers please" and so on, lol.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: Flexb on November 04, 2010, 10:59:30 PM
;D
sorry about my post proceeding the one above... I thought both you and flexb were on my case about the mistake.   :P

hahaha no, I'm dumb and do not understand any of that  :P
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: kiwiol on November 04, 2010, 11:00:07 PM
X^2 + (1.25X)^2 = 19^2

Any ideas, i didn't know where else to ask.

If you don't know where else to ask other than here, then that equation may not be your biggest problem.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: DK II on November 04, 2010, 11:00:55 PM
If you don't know where else to ask other than here, then that equation may not be your biggest problem.

LOL, that's true.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: haider on November 04, 2010, 11:04:12 PM
If you don't know where else to ask other than here, then that equation may not be your biggest problem.
:o

Well at least to me, math and languages are basically the same.

Both follow certain rules and are a way to encode information, making it understandable to the person that can "read" the language.

I cannot read, speak nor write math, only maybe simple daily conversation like "hello", "how are you", "two beers please" and so on, lol.
makes perfect sense.

hahaha no, I'm dumb and do not understand any of that  :P
aint that bright myself either lol. I happen to be an engineering student so i've done a lot of math over the years.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: outby43 on November 04, 2010, 11:57:35 PM
I need VB help.  2 dimensional array(i think).

if you have VB installed and want to take a look let me know.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: Tapeworm on November 05, 2010, 12:00:13 AM
Approximately 11.8692 and -11.8692?


It's been a loooong time.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: JOHN MATRIX on November 05, 2010, 12:26:56 AM
the answer is 2.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: basil on November 05, 2010, 12:36:56 AM
I'm more of a FV=PV*(1+i)n type of guy.
Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: WillGrant on November 05, 2010, 05:33:59 AM
x=squareroot of...


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Title: Re: How to solve this equation?
Post by: WillGrant on November 05, 2010, 05:35:00 AM
I'm more of a FV=PV*(1+i)n type of guy.
Do you have a brush ?