document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974704>Question 974704</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Complete the table by providing justification for each step of the proof.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Conjecture: If 4(x2 – 2) = 28, then x is 3 or –3. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2-8=28  Distributive law of multiplication<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2+8=28+8  Additive identity<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x^2=36  ; adding 8 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 =9, dividing both sides by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= +/- 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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