document.write( "Question 427363: Solve equation. Check results.\r
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document.write( "   |Squaring both sides of the Equation
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document.write( "    x-2 = x^2 - 8x + 16
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document.write( "   x^2 -9x + 18 = 0
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document.write( "factoring
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document.write( " (x-3)(x-6) = 0 Note:SUM of the outside terms(-6x) and the inside terms(-3x) = -9x
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document.write( " (x-3)= 0    x = 3  |Tossing out: sqrt(1) ≠ -1
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document.write( " (x-6) = 0   x = 6
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document.write( "It is always recommended to 'check out' the solutions found in the original EQ \n" );
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