SOLUTION: I am having a very difficult time solving this quatratic equation, any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated! (x-4)^2 = 3. I have worked it over a couple of tim

Question 87732: I am having a very difficult time solving this quatratic equation, any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!
(x-4)^2 = 3.
I have worked it over a couple of times and I have ended up with the answer: 4+/- sqrt.5 (is that right?)
Thank you!

Answer by tutor_paul(519) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
THe first step is to put this in form:

Now that you have it in this form, you can apply the quadratic equation:

x=(8+-2sqrt(3))/2
Cancel out a 2...

Good Luck,
tutor_paul@yahoo.com

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