document.write( "Question 531609: Can you help me find the Values for the variables for the problem:
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Algebra.Com's Answer #350524 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-10x%2B16=0\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice that the quadratic \"x%5E2-10x%2B16\" is in the form of \"Ax%5E2%2BBx%2BC\" where \"A=1\", \"B=-10\", and \"C=16\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for \"x\":\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-B+%2B-+sqrt%28+B%5E2-4AC+%29%29%2F%282A%29\" Start with the quadratic formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-%28-10%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-10%29%5E2-4%281%29%2816%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Plug in \"A=1\", \"B=-10\", and \"C=16\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2810+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-10%29%5E2-4%281%29%2816%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Negate \"-10\" to get \"10\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2810+%2B-+sqrt%28+100-4%281%29%2816%29+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Square \"-10\" to get \"100\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2810+%2B-+sqrt%28+100-64+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Multiply \"4%281%29%2816%29\" to get \"64\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2810+%2B-+sqrt%28+36+%29%29%2F%282%281%29%29\" Subtract \"64\" from \"100\" to get \"36\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2810+%2B-+sqrt%28+36+%29%29%2F%282%29\" Multiply \"2\" and \"1\" to get \"2\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2810+%2B-+6%29%2F%282%29\" Take the square root of \"36\" to get \"6\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2810+%2B+6%29%2F%282%29\" or \"x+=+%2810+-+6%29%2F%282%29\" Break up the expression. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2816%29%2F%282%29\" or \"x+=++%284%29%2F%282%29\" Combine like terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+8\" or \"x+=+2\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solutions are \"x+=+8\" or \"x+=+2\" \r
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