document.write( "Question 523319: Solve the equation by finding square roots.
\n" ); document.write( "\"+X%5E2%2B8x%2B16=9+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28++X%5E2+%2B+8X++%29+%2B+16+=+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( " - 9 - 9
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28++x%5E2+%2B+8x+%29+%2B+7+%2B+16+=0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28X%2B4%29%5E2+%2B+23=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( " - 23 - 23
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+Sqrt+%28X+%2B+4+%29%5E2+=+-23+\"
\n" ); document.write( " X+4= sqrt -23
\n" ); document.write( " - 4 - 4
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\n" ); document.write( "X +\- 4 + i sqrt 23\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #347296 by gsmani_iyer(201)\"\" \"About 
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\"%28x%5E2%2B8x%2B16%29+=+9\" Here you have to apply \"%28a%2Bb%29%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+2ab+%2B+b%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5E2%2B2%2A4%2Ax%2B4%5E2+=+9\" = \"%28x%2B4%29%5E2+=+9\" Now taking out the square root both the sides we get,
\n" ); document.write( " \"x%2B4+=+3\" Now subtracting 4 from both the sides, we get\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x%2B4-4+=+3-4\"; So, x = -1.
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