Question 184654
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Take the square root of both sides remembering to consider both the positive and negative roots.


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (x – 5)^2 = 3 ]



*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x – 5 = \pm sqrt{3} ]


Add 5 to both sides:


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x = 5 \pm sqrt{3} ]



John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
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