SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: {{{ x^2-2x-3= sqrt( 4 ) }}}.

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Question 603883: Please help me solve this equation: +x%5E2-2x-3=+sqrt%28+4+%29+.
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This +x%5E2-2x-3=+sqrt%28+4+%29+ can be written as:
x^2-2x-3= 2
Subtract 2 from both sides:
x^2-2x-5=0
From here you can plug this into the quadractic formula to find the answer.
I'll let you do that.
RJ
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