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Algebra.Com's Answer #64767 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%28x-4%29%5E2=25\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-4=sqrt%2825%29\" Take the square root of both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Take the square root of 25\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Lets look at the first equation \"x-4=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=9\" Combine like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now lets look at the first equation \"x-4=-5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"25=25\" works\r
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