Solve the following quadratic equation using square roots: (x−18)2=196 .(1 point) Responses {32,4} left brace 32 comma 4 right brace ​ {−4,−32} ​ left brace negative 4 comma negative 32 right brace {214,−178} left brace 214 comma negative 178 right brace {21,5} left brace 21 comma 5 right brace

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To solve the quadratic equation \((x - 18)^2 = 196\), we will take the square root of both sides.

  1. Start by taking the square root of both sides:

\[ x - 18 = \pm \sqrt{196} \]

Since \(\sqrt{196} = 14\), we have:

\[ x - 18 = \pm 14 \]

  1. Now we can split this into two equations:

\[ x - 18 = 14 \quad \text{and} \quad x - 18 = -14 \]

  1. Solve the first equation:

\[ x - 18 = 14 \] \[ x = 14 + 18 \] \[ x = 32 \]

  1. Solve the second equation:

\[ x - 18 = -14 \] \[ x = -14 + 18 \] \[ x = 4 \]

The solutions to the quadratic equation \((x - 18)^2 = 196\) are \(x = 32\) and \(x = 4\).

Thus, the answer is:

\({32, 4}\)