document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=660231>Question 660231</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (x+2)^2+5=(x+3)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+2)^2 + 5 = (x+3)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Expand<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)(x+2) + 5 = (x+3)(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FOIL - first, outside, inside, last<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x + 2x + 4 + 5 = x^2 + 3x + 3x+ 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 4x + 9 = x^2 + 6x + 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bring everything to the left and set equal to 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - x^2 + 4x - 6x + 9 - 9 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x/-2 = 0/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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