document.write( "Question 636066: p-2the square root of p then =8 the answer should be 16. i cleared the p and got rid of the -2 and ended up with 2p=64-16p+p^2.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #400699 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "let x^2 = p
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document.write( "(x-4)(x+2) = 0
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document.write( "  x = 4  ⇒   p =  x^2 = 16   and...
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document.write( "Note: x = -2( p = 4) is an extraneous solution  as  4 -4 - 8 ≠ 0   \n" );
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