SOLUTION: I am asked to perform the indicated operations, and simplify; however, I don't believe this question can be simplified. Am I wrong? (√2x-5)^2 I assume the only way to g

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Question 1124962: I am asked to perform the indicated operations, and simplify; however, I don't believe this question can be simplified. Am I wrong?
(√2x-5)^2
I assume the only way to go about this is to break it apart:
(√2x-5)(√2x-5) but this only puts it back together.
Am I missing something? I cant believe they would ask a question without an answer.
Thank you!
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 = |2x-5|.


Two vertical lines mean "take the absolute value".


Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




But



So if we write , we can't tell whether x is 5 or -5.

In general, if A is any expression,

has two solutions -- A and -A. We can include both of those solutions by writing



So, in your problem,
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