document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1162056>Question 1162056</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Y=(x-5)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the system of equations  above ,k is a constant .IF the system has two points of intersection and the distance between these two points is 10,,what is the value of k?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The options are 20, 25 , 30 , 35.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is 25 . I don’t know how to solve it . Kindly help . <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks in advance .  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "+/- sqrt(k)=x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5+ sqrt (k) and 5- sqrt(k) Those are the points, and the distance is 5+sqrt(k)-(5-sqrt(k))=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 sqrt(k)=10, sqrt(k)=5, k=25\r<BR>\n" );
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