document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178224>Question 178224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the answer to this polynomial using real numbers and how did you come up with the answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(n+3)^2 = 18 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(n+3)^2 = 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n+3 = +sqrt(18), -sqrt(18)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = -3-3sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = -3+3sqrt(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's not \"the answer to the polynomial\", it's solve the equation for n.  The answers are real numbers, but you don't use real numbers to solve it. </SPAN>\n" );
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