document.write( "Question 250852: A complicated question: \"Find both roots of the following equation to the nearest tenth. (a+3)(squared)+(a-3)(squared)=256.\" \n" ); document.write( "
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Problem: \"%28%28a%2B3%29%5E2%29%2B%28%28a-3%29%5E2%29=256\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If we take the square root of the entire equation, we get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28a%2B3%29%2B%28a-3%29=16\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2a=16\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=16%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=8\" Done!
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