document.write( "Question 796042: Hi, Could you please help me with this question?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What I did was:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28x%2B1%29%5E2+=+x-1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+1+=+x-1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+1+-+x+%2B+1+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5E2+%2B+x+%2B+2+=+0+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "But the answer sheet says the answer is 2 \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #481232 by Alan3354(69443)\"\" \"About 
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Hi, Could you please help me with this question?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What I did was:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28x%2B1%29%5E2+=+x-1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+1+=+x-1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5E2+%2B+2x+%2B+1+-+x+%2B+1+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5E2+%2B+x+%2B+2+=+0+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "But the answer sheet says the answer is 2
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+log+%28x%2B1%2C+%28x-1%29%29+=+2+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "That's not correct, 2 is not the answer.
\n" ); document.write( "There's no real number solution.
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