document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=76281>Question 76281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve (x-5)^2 = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I just need to verify my answer of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2Bsqrt%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2Bsqrt%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Is this correct? Thanks so much for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #54730 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=54730\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (x-5)^2 = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are half right.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+5+%2B+sqrt%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+5+%2B+sqrt%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is correct, but so also is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+5+-+sqrt%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+5+-+sqrt%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you take the square root of both sides you need to think in terms of two answers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one positive and one negative.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2Bsqrt%28%2B6%29%29%5E2+=+%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2Bsqrt%28%2B6%29%29%5E2+=+%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-sqrt%28%2B6%29%29%5E2+=+%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-sqrt%28%2B6%29%29%5E2+=+%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > also.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can verify that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+5+-+sqrt%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+5+-+sqrt%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a solution also by substituting the right side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "into the original problem for x.  When you do that you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285+-+sqrt%286%29+-+5%29%5E2+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285+-+sqrt%286%29+-+5%29%5E2+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Performing the subtraction in the parentheses results in:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28-+sqrt%286%29%29%5E2+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28-+sqrt%286%29%29%5E2+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and this is the same as was explained above.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you square a negative number, the result is positive ... so you end up with a positive<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 on both sides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to see why there were two answers to this problem ... the one you <BR>\n" );
document.write( "found and the same answer, but with a minus sign between terms. </SPAN>\n" );
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