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#1 2007-09-30 19:14:10
- Josh98
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Quick Question About Roots
can some1 plz explain to me how sqrt(x^2-x-1)/abs(x) = sqrt(1-(1/x)-(1/x^2))
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#2 2007-09-30 22:02:09
- JaneFairfax
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Re: Quick Question About Roots
Thats wrong! It should be sqrt(x^2-x-1)/abs(x) = sqrt(1-(1/x^3)) (or else you have copied the left-hand-side expression incorrectly).
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