Solve for x in the equation x squared minus 10 x plus 25 is equal to 35

The left side factors as a perfect square: x² − 10x + 25 = (x − 5)². Thus (x − 5)² = 35, so x − 5 = ±√35 and x = 5 ± √35, which is choice C.

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