document.write( "Question 1072273: Find x. The angle B is a right angle: http://imgur.com/a/xV8jA
\n" ); document.write( "I'm not sure if I've got the answer right.
\n" ); document.write( "I have solved it but came to get the answers 0 or 12 but can x really be equal to 0? Since when you sub x=0 back in, you get -4 at AB and length cannot be negative... right?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #687170 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The link to your picture: http://imgur.com/a/xV8jA\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the angle at point B is supposed to be 90 degrees, then \"%28x-4%29%5E2%2B%28x%2B3%29%5E2=%28x%2B5%29%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-8x%2B16%2Bx%5E2%2B6x%2B9=x%5E2%2B10x%2B25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-2x%2B25=10x%2B25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-12x=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x-12%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "x=0 is NOT a solution for this problem. You saw why.
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