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#1 2009-03-22 23:39:09

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Please help

You could....

Or you could....


Is this correct? It seems quite bizarre to me !

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#2 2009-03-22 23:57:47

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Re: Please help

In the first case,

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In the second case,

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#3 2009-03-23 00:09:17

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Re: Please help

Ah, so the second case introduces extraneous solutions?

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#4 2009-03-23 00:10:58

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Re: Please help

Yes.

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#5 2009-03-23 23:15:12

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Re: Please help

Thanks Jane smile

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