How do you solve #(x - 2) ^ { 2} = - 25#?

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smendyka
Dec 10, 2016

Any real number squared is positive and therefore cannot equal a negative number, or in the case -25. There is no real number solution to this problem.

Explanation:

Any real number squared is positive and therefore cannot equal a negative number, or in the case -25. There is no real number solution to this problem.

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