document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41229>Question 41229</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^2+4x+4=7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I solve this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26585 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26585\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A couple of ways...let me show you how to do it without using the quadratic formula...notice the left side is a perfect square...let's take advantage of that...we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 4x + 4 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 2)^2 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2 = ± sqrt(7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -2 ± sqrt(7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and we're done... </SPAN>\n" );
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