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I need step by step instructions on simplifying this finance equation.
For example: How the sq rt was removed

Multiply this term by this term

How it is plugged into quadratic to find answer?

I'm a returning student and I haven't studied algebra in 15 years.

I've had this problem solved previously, but I'm still unsure to the exact steps in simplifying the equation.

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Calculate the weights (For stocks A&B) that will create a portfolio with standard deviation 16%. The correlation coefficient is, Pab= -1 (Hint: setup two equations for two unknowns)...
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I need step by step instructions on simplifying this finance equation.
Foe example: How the sq rt was removed
Multiply this term by this term
etc.
How it is plugged into quadratic to find answer. etc.
You may remember that there is a simple algebraic formulae that says that (x + y)^2 = (x^2 +y^2 + 2xy). This formula has been used in the simplification of this ...

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