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\left(10-x\right)^{2}=4+x^{2}
Add 6 and 4 to get 10.
100-20x+x^{2}=4+x^{2}
Use binomial theorem \left(a-b\right)^{2}=a^{2}-2ab+b^{2} to expand \left(10-x\right)^{2}.
100-20x+x^{2}-x^{2}=4
Subtract x^{2} from both sides.
100-20x=4
Combine x^{2} and -x^{2} to get 0.
-20x=4-100
Subtract 100 from both sides.
-20x=-96
Subtract 100 from 4 to get -96.
x=\frac{-96}{-20}
Divide both sides by -20.
x=\frac{24}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-96}{-20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -4.