SOLUTION: (x-8)^2=25 Give exact and approximate solutions to 3 decimal places.

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Question 413659: (x-8)^2=25
Give exact and approximate solutions to 3 decimal places.

Found 2 solutions by richard1234, solver91311:
Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
. We can take the square root of both sides, but we have to note that we can take the negative of the square root. We get and , so x = 13 or 3.
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Take the square root of both sides:



So:



or



Since the roots are rational, the numerical answers are exact and there are no approximate solutions, per se.

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