document.write( "Question 983540: 2√x=x−8
\n" ); document.write( "I need to figure out how to turn this into a (x^2 + 2x + 1) type of problem so that I can use the quadratic equation to further factor it. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #604326 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( " $\"2sqrt%28x%29=x-8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x-8=2sqrt%28x%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28x-2sqrt%28x%29-8=0%29\"$ ----this is in quadratic form. It is also solvable by factoring.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28sqrt%28x%29%2B2%29%28sqrt%28x%29-4%29=0\"$
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