If x^2 = 169, what is x - 5

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First we need to find the value of x.

Taking the square root of both sides of x^2 = 169:

√x^2 = ±√169

x = ±13

Since we are looking for x - 5, we need to subtract 5 from the value of x we found:

x - 5 = ±13 - 5

x - 5 = 8 or x - 5 = -18

Therefore, there are two possible values for x - 5:

x - 5 = 8 or x - 5 = -18