document.write( "Question 651887: \"+sqrt%28x%29-sqrt%28x-20%29=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "I know the answer is 36, but I'm not sure how to get the answer.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #407849 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+sqrt%28x%29-sqrt%28x-20%29=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "if the answer is \"36\", than \"+sqrt%2836%29-sqrt%2836-20%29=10\"...->..\"+6-sqrt%2816%29=10\".->..\"+6-4=10\"->..\"+2=10\",,,which is not true\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you probably made mistake using minus sign\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "with plus sign you will get:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28x%29%2Bsqrt%28x-20%29=10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%28x%29%2Bsqrt%28x-20%29%29%5E2=10%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28x%29%5E2%2B2sqrt%28x%29sqrt%28x-20%29%2Bsqrt%28x-20%29%5E2=100\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2sqrt%28x%29sqrt%28x-20%29%2B%28x-20%29=100\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B2sqrt%28x%28x-20%29%29-20=100\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B2sqrt%28x%28x-20%29%29=100%2B20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2sqrt%28x%28x-20%29%29=-2x%2B120\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282sqrt%28x%28x-20%29%29%29%5E2=%28-2x%2B120%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%28x-20%29%29=%28-2x%29%5E2-2%282x%29%2A120%2B120%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%28x%5E2-20x%29=4x%5E2-480x%2B14400\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2-80x=4x%5E2-480x%2B14400\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cross%284x%5E2%29-80x=cross%284x%5E2%29-480x%2B14400\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-80x=-480x%2B14400\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-80x%2B480x=14400\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"400x=14400\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=14400%2F400\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=36\"
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