document.write( "Question 983928: The square of x is equal to 4 times the square of y. If x is 1 more than twice y, what is the value of x?\r
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document.write( "Is this right?
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document.write( "X^2=4y^2
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document.write( "X=2y+1\r
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document.write( "(2y+1)^2=(2y)^2
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document.write( "2y+1=2y\r
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document.write( "Why can't I take a square root of both side at this point?
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document.write( "The correct answer is 1/2. \r
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document.write( "Help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a lot! \n" );
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