document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102876>Question 102876</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tutor, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I was hoping you could help me with this problem.  I can not seem to get it to check out and I am not sure where I am making the mistake.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 4x + 4 = 7 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know I have the factor the left-hand side but I must be doing something wrong because it is not working out for me.  Any help would be great.  Thank you in advance for your time.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #74828 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=74828\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you factor the left side you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then if you take the square root of both sides you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note the right side has a plus and minus sign. If you now subtract 2 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get rid of the 2 on the left side you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to find the source of your difficulty.<BR>\n" );
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