document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=208450>Question 208450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would just like to ask why do we need to extract square root in solving for the value of the variable? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sometimes you do and sometimes you don't.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you end up with x^2 = 7 you need to \"extract the square root\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you are solving for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But if you end up with x = 7 you don't have to \"extract the square root\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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