document.write( "Question 687913: im not sure how to factor 1-2(x+5)^2-6=15 \n" ); document.write( "

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Isolate the square
\n" ); document.write( "1 - 2(x+5)^2 - 6 = 15
\n" ); document.write( "1 - 2(x+5)^2 - 6 + 6 = 15 + 6
\n" ); document.write( "1 - 2(x+5)^2 = 21
\n" ); document.write( "1 - 2(x+5)^2 - 1 = 21 - 1
\n" ); document.write( "-2(x+5)^2 = 20
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-2%28x%2B5%29%5E2%29%2F%28-2%29+=+20%2F-2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(x+5)^2 = -10
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\n" ); document.write( "Take square root of both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%28x%2B5%29%5E2\"$ = +/- $\"sqrt%28-10%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x+5 = +/- $\"sqrt%28-10%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x+5 = +/- $\"i%2Asqrt%2810%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Isolate the variable
\n" ); document.write( "x = -5 +/- $\"i%2Asqrt%2810%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28x+=+-5+%2B+i%2Asqrt%2810%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "AND
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28x+=+-5+-+i%2Asqrt%2810%29%29\"$
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