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Here is a sentence which would appear in a math exam paper.

> Xの値を求めよ。(Find the value of X.)

What kind of conjugation is this 求めよ and how does it work?
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What is this よ in 値を求めよ?
As you probably know, 求める is an ichidan verb, and the imperative form you
encounter most commonly is 求めろ. But if we delve deeper into 活用, it also has
another [imperative
form](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_verb_conjugation#%E5%91%BD%E4%BB%A4%E5%BD%A2)
(命令形), more formal in register and more literary in style: 求めよ.

The conjugation of 求める falls under
[下一段活用](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8B%E4%B8%80%E6%AE%B5%E6%B4%BB%E7%94%A8).
So to answer your question: 求めよ is 求める's literary imperative form.
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