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Solve the equation below by completing the square root and solving for x. x^2-6x+1=17

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x^2-6x+1=17\ \ \ |-1\\\\x^2-2\cdot x\cdot3=16\ \ \ |+3^2\\\\\underbrace{x^2-2\cdot x\cdot3+3^2}_((a-b)^2=a^2-2ab+b^2)=16+3^2\\\\(x-3)^2=25\to x-3=\pm√(25)\\\\x-3=-5\ \vee\ x-3=5\ \ \ \ |+3\\\\x=-2\ \vee\ x=8
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