x2+8x-5 = 15
x2+8x-20 = 0
(x+4)2-20 = 0
(x+4)2-16-20 = 0
(x+4)2 = 36
x+4 = +/- 6
x = -10 or x =2
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Plus or minus the base. If the base is X and you square it, you get X2. If you take the square root of that, you get Plus or Minus X. This is because X*X equals X2 and -X*-X also equals X2.
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Treat the "plus positive X" as "minus negative X". Example: Positive two plus positive two equals positive four. Positive two minus negative two equals positive four.
Minus 8 plus 6 equals -2.
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