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secondary 3 chevron_right A Maths

Need help w part (ii) only... can’t remember how to solve for x :(. Ans is part (i) is 8p^2 + 7p - 1 = 0..

Date Posted: 6 years ago
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Chew Shao Wei
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By substituting p=2^x at the beginning, you simplify the equation into a nicer looking quadratic equation.

Once you get the roots, substitute p=2^x back into the equation.

Not sure if you’ve learnt imaginary numbers, iirc it’s a JC topic so the second root should be undefined..?
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6 years ago
Oh thank u so much!!!