document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=776865>Question 776865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question asks to solve the problem using the square root method: (x-1)^2=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have already attempted to solve for it but I did it two ways and would like to know if they are correct since I get two different answers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-1)^2=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sq.rt(x-1)^2=+/-sq.rt 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1=+ or - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=+/-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and this is the second way I tried to solve it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-1=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sq.rt x^2=Sq.rt17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=+/-sq.rt 17 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The question asks to solve the problem using the square root method: (x-1)^2=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have already attempted to solve for it but I did it two ways and would like to know if they are correct since I get two different answers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-1)^2=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sq.rt(x-1)^2=+/-sq.rt 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1=+ or - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=+/-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and this is the second way I tried to solve it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-1=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sq.rt x^2=Sq.rt17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=+/-sq.rt 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check!! \r<BR>\n" );
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