document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1038252>Question 1038252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student solved the quadratic equation by finding the square root of both sides. In which line is a mistake first made?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 - 4b + 4 = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Line 1:(b - 2)^2 = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Line 2:b - 2 = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Line 3:b = 18 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2 - 4b + 4 = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Line 1:(b - 2)^2 = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Line 2:b - 2 = 16 *********** should be sqrt(16) = ±4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Line 3:b = 18 </SPAN>\n" );
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