document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=86130>Question 86130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the square root of 2k+1 =17 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sq rt(2k+1) = 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Squaring both sides,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2k+1 = 17^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2k+1 = 289\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2k = 269 - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2k = 288\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2k/2 = 288/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> k = 144 </SPAN>\n" );
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