document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=761523>Question 761523</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt. y^2 - 5y + 16 = y - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2 - 5y +16 = y^2 - 2y + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 5<BR>\n" );
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