document.write( "Question 69893: Solve: (x-5)^2 = 7\r
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Good!! Yes and use the quadratic formula to completely solve the equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(x-5)^2 = 7
\n" ); document.write( "(x-5)(x-5)=7 [use FOIL to multiply]
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-10x%2B25%29\"=7 [set the equation equal to zero by subtracting \"7\" from both sides]
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-10x%2B25-7%29\"=0 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-10x%2B18%29\"=0 [simplify][plug-in the values into the quadratic formula]
\n" ); document.write( "x=7.646 and x=2.354
\n" ); document.write( "Check by plugging each value back into the original equation and solve
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