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Yea but I keep ending up with what I start with. I guess I don't know how to make that 17 fit into the problem.
 
ashmarissa said:
Yea but I keep ending up with what I start with. I guess I don't know how to make that 17 fit into the problem.
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How are you multiplying out, combining like terms, moving the 17 over, simplifying, and then ending up with what you'd started with? :shock:

Please reply showing your work, so the volunteers can try to find where things are going awry. Thank you! :wink:
 
(X-3)^2 + (x+2)^2=17
(X-3)(x-3) + (x+2)(x+2) -17=0
(X^2-3x-3x+9) + (x^2+2x+2x+4) -17
(X^2-6x+9) + (x^2+4x+4) -17
That is as far as I have gotten.
 
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