document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=89065>Question 89065</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+2)^2=3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "    solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+2)^2=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           consider (x+2)^2 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    x^2+4x+4-3= 0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    x^2+4x+1 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          use the formula x = -b +-sq rt b^2-4ac/2a  where a = 1  b = 4  c = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    x = -1+-sq rt 1^2-4.1.1/2.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      = -1+-sq rt 1-4/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      = -1+sq rt-3/2   since sq rt of negative number cannot be         found   we consider the solution as x = (-1+-sqrt-3)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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