SOLUTION: square root of (3p^2 - 11) - x = 0 If p > 0 and x = 8 in the equation above, what is the value of p?

Question 1105173: square root of (3p^2 - 11) - x = 0
If p > 0 and x = 8 in the equation above, what is the value of p?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52802) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is ambiguous:
square root of (3p^2 - 11) - x = 0 If p > 0 and x = 8 in the equation above,...

Assuming you really have , based on the way your parentheses appear, then you need but also . The equation is important.

Square both sides of that last form.

For the positive p, .
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