SOLUTION: {{{ (2r-5)^2=81 }}}

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Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Starting with

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(2r-5)(2r-5) = 81
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(4r+8)(r-7) = 0
4r+8 = 0, so r =
r-7 = 0, so r =
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Solutions
-2 and 7
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Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


----- Taking square root of both sides



2r - 5 = 9_____2r = 14______r = , or

2r - 5 = - 9_____2r = - 4______r = , or

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