Posted by Anynomous(66.126.108.253) on October 07, 2003 at 00:53:23:
In Reply to: word problem posted by on October 07, 2003 at 00:04:26:
Problem statement:
2 = 1/8(x-7)^1/2
Multiply both sides by 8:
16 = (x-7)^1/2
Square both sides:
256 = x-7
x = 263