document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1032149>Question 1032149</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is an equivalent to (5 - 2*(square root of 3))^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Form to remember:: (a-b)^2 = a^2 -2ab + b^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your Problem::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5^2 - 2*5*sqrt(3) + (2sqrt(3))^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 25 - 10sqrt(3) + 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 37 - 10sqrt(3)<BR>\n" );
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