document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=828826>Question 828826</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What are the root or imaginary numbers of: (2x-5)^2=25    \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What I did:  2x-5 = plus or minus the square root of 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then my final answer was :  x = (5 plus or minus the square root of 25)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sorry i do not have a plus or minus key nor do i have a square root key </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #499536 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=499536\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The square root of 25 is 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you will have \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (5 plus or minus 5)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which effectively breaks into these two equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (5+5)/2 or x = (5-5)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 10/2 or x = 0/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 5 or x = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the two solutions are <font color=\"red\">x = 5 or x = 0</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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