document.write( "Question 873712: Why isn't \"c-1/5\" the correct response to \"Solve the equation c^2=1/25\"? \n" ); document.write( "

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Do you mean $\"c=1%2F5\"$ ?
\n" ); document.write( "It is correct but incomplete.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c%5E2=1%2F25\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c%5E2-1%2F25=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The difference of two squares,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28c-1%2F5%29%28c%2B1%2F5%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There are two solutions.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c-1%2F5=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c=1%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c%2B1%2F5=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c=-1%2F5\"$
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