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Use the difference of squares theorem to find the solution of the following equation:

v^2 = 252

User Joel Hudon
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v^2 = 252
v^2 - 252 = 0
(v - sqrt252)(v + sqrt252) = 0

so the 2 solutions are sqrt252 and - sqrt252

= 15.87 and -15.87 to nearest hundredth.
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