Find x step by step (10 points)

Answer:
[tex]\sqrt{(n-m)(n+m)}[/tex] & [tex]-\sqrt{(n-m)(n+m)}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
1) Subtract [tex]m^{2}[/tex] from both sides. This should leave you with [tex]x^{2}=n^{2}-m^{2}[/tex].
2) Square root both sides. This should leave you with [tex]x=\sqrt{n^2-m^2}[/tex] & [tex]x=-\sqrt{n^2-m^2}[/tex].
You can stop here if this is what the problem is asking for. However, it is not fully simplified.
3) Factor the equation. This should leave you with [tex]\sqrt{(n-m)(n+m)}[/tex] & [tex]-\sqrt{(n-m)(n+m)}[/tex].
[tex]\boxed{\left \{ {{\sqrt{(n-m)(m+n)}} \atop {-\sqrt{(n-m)(m+n)}}} \right.}[/tex]
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This equation is in standard form: ax² + bx² + c = 0. Substitute 1 for a, 0 for b, and (m-n) (m+n) for c in the quadratic formula, [tex]\frac{-b\frac{+}{}\sqrt{b^2-4ac} }{2a}[/tex]:
2.a) Turns into:
This just means combine them by squaring.
4a.) Our equation should look like this now:
Solve the equation [tex]x=\frac{0\frac{+}{}2\sqrt{(n^2-m^2)}}{2}[/tex]:
5a.) Solve the equation when ± is plus:
5b.) Solve the equation when ± is minus:
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