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1:Re: Equation solution
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"<Elbert E Silbaugh>" <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 24 May 1996 19:43:51 -0700
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>On 24 May 96 at 20:06, K N Kumar wrote:
>
>> The restated equation for "b" in terms of "c" is:
>>
>> There are two solutions for "b", the above being a quadratic in "b".
>>
>>    b = 5 + (1/2)(sqrt(240*c + 100))
>> and
>>    b = 5 - (1/2)(sqrt(240*c + 100))
 
Larry Boyd says:
 
>O.K. Kumar, it's great and wonderful that you solved the problem so
>quickly ;).   However, for those of us who still can't remember the
>steps, what are they?  In the USA, we call this "Showing your work".
 
DONT SHOW IT! SAVE YOUR JOB! MAINTAIN JOB SECURITY! :-)
 
Elbert

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