SOLUTION: I am clueless on how to get this answer, please help. {{{a^2 + 25 = 10a}}}

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Question 548: I am clueless on how to get this answer, please help.
a%5E2+%2B+25+=+10a
Answer by askme(9) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
just treat a as you would x.
so if you substitute "a" for "x", then your equation will look like this:
x%5E2+%2B+25+=+10x+

Solve:
x%5E2-10x%2B25=0
The solution is x=5 (see the quadratic solver).