How do you solve $(x-7)^2=9$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-07T10:03:40

$x = 10, 4$

$(x - 7)^2 = 9$

Square root both sides to get rid of the $()^2$ . This gives two answers: $3$ and $-3$ . Begin by solving with the answer $3$ .

$x - 7 = 3$

Add $7$ to get rid of the $-7$

$x = 10$

Now for $-3$ ,

$x - 7 = -3$
$x = 4$

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