document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=307270>Question 307270</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If (y -3)^2 = 16, what is the smallest possible value of y^2?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By taking the square root of each side, we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 3 = 4, or,  y - 3 = - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 7 or - 1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the smaller of the 2 values is y = - 1, we can say that the smallest possible value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%281%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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