document.write( "Question 206642: Please help me solve:\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #156179 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%28t-5%29%5E2=2%285-t%29\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5E2-10t%2B25=2%285-t%29\" FOIL\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5E2-10t%2B25=10-2t\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5E2-10t%2B25-10%2B2t=0\" Get all terms to the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5E2-8t%2B15=0\" Combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the quadratic \"t%5E2-8t%2B15\" is in the form of \"At%5E2%2BBt%2BC\" where \"A=1\", \"B=-8\", and \"C=15\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for \"t\":\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-B+%2B-+sqrt%28+B%5E2-4AC+%29%29%2F%282A%29\" Start with the quadratic formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-%28-8%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-8%29%5E2-4%281%29%2815%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Plug in \"A=1\", \"B=-8\", and \"C=15\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%288+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-8%29%5E2-4%281%29%2815%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Negate \"-8\" to get \"8\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%288+%2B-+sqrt%28+64-4%281%29%2815%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Square \"-8\" to get \"64\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%288+%2B-+sqrt%28+64-60+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Multiply \"4%281%29%2815%29\" to get \"60\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%288+%2B-+sqrt%28+4+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Subtract \"60\" from \"64\" to get \"4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%288+%2B-+sqrt%28+4+%29%29%2F%282%29\" Multiply \"2\" and \"1\" to get \"2\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%288+%2B-+2%29%2F%282%29\" Take the square root of \"4\" to get \"2\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%288+%2B+2%29%2F%282%29\" or \"t+=+%288+-+2%29%2F%282%29\" Break up the expression. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%2810%29%2F%282%29\" or \"t+=++%286%29%2F%282%29\" Combine like terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+5\" or \"t+=+3\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solutions are \"t+=+5\" or \"t+=+3\"
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