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document.write( "Solve equation & check for extraneous solutions\r\n" );
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document.write( "Isolate the more complicated radical:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "The left side is just  because it just\r\n" );
document.write( "has one term in the parentheses. But the right \r\n" );
document.write( "side has two terms, so to square it you must\r\n" );
document.write( "write it down twice and multiply it by itself:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use FOIL on the right:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide through by 10 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r\n" );
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