document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1118035>Question 1118035</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve for x \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt( x^2 -2x) = x-4  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt(x^2 -2x) = x-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-2x = x^2-8x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x = -8x + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Checking:<BR>\n" );
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