document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152648>Question 152648</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x: &#8730;(x-6)&#8730;(x-6) = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 231<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. no solution </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #112286 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mducky2><B>mducky2(62)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mducky2><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=112286\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It looks a lot harder than it is. Any time an equation has two square roots with the same thing under them, we can just multiply them together:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-6=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-6=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<br>When you square the square root of anything, the square and the square root basically cancel each other out. Now it's a lot easier to solve:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<br>Therefore, the answer is b. </SPAN>\n" );
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