Because this is a second degree equation you will have 2 solutions. When you take the square root of a number you have to account for both the positive and negative roots. Since the square root of 289 is 17 then your solutions are +17 and -17.
If two tangent segments to a circle share a
common endpoint outside a circle, then the two segments are congruent. This
is according to the intersection of two tangent theorem. The theorem states
that given a circle, if X is any point
within outside the circle and if Y and Z are points such that XY and XZ are
tangents to the circle, then XY is equal to XZ.
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<span>so your equation would be 2x-3=-1 then your answer would be -1
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