document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=128342>Question 128342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question 128335<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I didn't understand how you came up with the squaring answer on each side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-12=sq rt(16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+144=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where did the 24 come from? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93959 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=93959\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is this the original equation: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-12=sqrt%2816%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-12=sqrt%2816%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-12=sqrt%2816%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-12=sqrt%2816%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-12=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-12=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of 16 to get 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4%2B12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4%2B12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Add 12 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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