document.write( "Question 146425: Find the value of d such that\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #106903 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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You are looking for the perfect square such that,
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\n" ); document.write( "When you expand the left hand side, you get,
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28u%2Ba%29%5E2=u%5E2%2B2au%2Ba%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2au=-12u\"
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