document.write( "Question 618114: 5+ROOT(a+7)=a
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\n" ); document.write( "2a+a-18
\n" ); document.write( "but thats wrong, where did i make a mistake and please work out this problem thank you \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "     |||Need to isolate the radical on one side the EQ
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document.write( " a^2- 11a + 18 = 0
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document.write( "factoring:
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document.write( " (a-9)(a-2) = 0
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document.write( " (a-9)= 0
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document.write( "    a = 9
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document.write( " (a-2) = 0
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document.write( "    a = 2 \n" );
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