Solve (x – 3)2 = 49. Select the values of x.

Take the square root of both sides, remembering that a number whose square is 49 can be either 7 or −7. So x − 3 = 7 gives x = 10, and x − 3 = −7 gives x = −4. The correct choices are −4 and 10.

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