document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=266796>Question 266796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Give exact and approximate solutions to three decimal places.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-8)^2 = 25 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(i) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-8%29%5E2+=+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-8%29%5E2+=+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "take a square root to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-8+=+positive+or++negative+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-8+=+positive+or++negative+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 8 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iii) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+8+%2B+or-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+8+%2B+or-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 13 or x = 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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