document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=84334>Question 84334</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130442631/algebrahomeworkh>Prentice Hall Algebra 1 California Edition</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Square root of x+56=x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #60731 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=60731\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Square root of x+56=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%2B56%29=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%2B56%29=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square both sides to get rid of the radical and we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B56=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B56=x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  subtract x and also 56 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-x-56=x-x%2B56-56 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-x-56=x-x%2B56-56\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-x-56=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-x-56=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  quadratic in standard form and it can be factored\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-8%29%28x%2B7%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-8%29%28x%2B7%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-8=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-8=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-7%2B56%29=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-7%2B56%29=-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the square root of 49 is plus or minus 7, this solution works also.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Note: If the A coefficient of a quadratic is 1, then the B coefficient is the sum of the factors of the C coefficient.  In this case, the factors of the C coefficient that work are -8 and +7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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