document.write( "Question 321460: Give exact and approximate solutions to three decimal places.
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(x-12)^2=20
\n" ); document.write( "x^2-24x+144=20
\n" ); document.write( "x^2-24x+144-20=0
\n" ); document.write( "x^2-24x+124=0
\n" ); document.write( "Approximate values 16 & 8.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x=(24+-sqrt[-24-4*1*124])/281
\n" ); document.write( "x=(24+-sqrt[576-496])/2
\n" ); document.write( "x=(24+-sqrt80)/2
\n" ); document.write( "x=(24+-8.944)/2
\n" ); document.write( "x=24+8.944)/2
\n" ); document.write( "x=32.994/2
\n" ); document.write( "x=16.472 ans.
\n" ); document.write( "x=(24-8.944)/2
\n" ); document.write( "x=15.056/2
\n" ); document.write( "x=7.528 ans. \n" ); document.write( "

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