document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=672521>Question 672521</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation by completing the square. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2-2a= 24 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the square root \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a+1)=+/-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-1+5=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OR\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=-1-5=-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=4OR-6 </SPAN>\n" );
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