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document.write( "x-√(17-4x)=3
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document.write( "x-3 = √(17-4x)   |Squaring both sides
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document.write( "(x-3)^2 = 17 - 4x
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document.write( "x^2 - 6x + 9 = 17 - 4x
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document.write( "x^2 - 2x - 8 = 0
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document.write( "(x-4)(x+2) = 0.  x = -2,  4     \n" );
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