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3-23.

Find the value of that makes each equation below true.  

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    Subtract from both sides.

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    Divide both sides by one half (this is equivalent to multiplying by ).

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    Divide both sides by .

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    Divide both sides by .

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    Multiply both sides by .

  1.  (all possible values for )

    Find the square root of both sides. Remember to include both the positive and negative values as you are taking the square root of a variable.