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and thus, isolating the square root and squaring, | and thus, isolating the square root and squaring, | ||
<cmath>x=(x-2)^2=x^2-4x+4</cmath> | <cmath>x=(x-2)^2=x^2-4x+4</cmath> | ||
− | and therefore <math>x^2-5x+4=0</math>. The sum of the roots of this equation, by [[Vieta's formulas]], | + | and therefore <math>x^2-5x+4=0</math>. The sum of the roots of this equation, by [[Vieta's formulas]], is <math>\boxed{5}</math>. |
Latest revision as of 18:28, 21 September 2011
We see, after substitution, that and thus, isolating the square root and squaring, and therefore . The sum of the roots of this equation, by Vieta's formulas, is .