document.write( "Question 413659: (x-8)^2=25
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$\"%28x-8%29%5E2+=+25\"$ . We can take the square root of both sides, but we have to note that we can take the negative of the square root. We get $\"x-8+=+5\"$ and $\"x-8+=+-5\"$ , so x = 13 or 3. \n" ); document.write( "

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