SOLUTION: the square root of (3x+10) = 1 + the square root of (2x+5)

Question 31046This question is from textbook Algebra 2, Student Edition
: the square root of (3x+10) = 1 + the square root of (2x+5) This question is from textbook Algebra 2, Student Edition

Found 2 solutions by Cintchr, ikdeep:
Answer by Cintchr(481) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
square both sides
foil the right side
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L: combine like terms

Move everything AWAY from the sqrt
divide all parts by 2
square both sides
move everything to the left side
This is the difference of two squares.

and solve for x in both equations
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Answer by ikdeep(226) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
My earlier solution is incorrect ,,kindly study this one ,,,
the square root of (3x+10) = 1 + the square root of (2x+5)
on squaring both sdes we get.......
(3x+10) = [1 + the square root of (2x+5)]^2
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n RHS we apply fromula (a+b)^2 = (a)^2 + (b)^2 + 2(a)(b)
here a = 1 and b = the square root of (2x+5)..
on applying formala we get ...
(3x+10)=(1)^2 + [the square root of (2x+5)]^2 + 2(1)(the square root of (2x+5)
on solving RHS we get...
3x+10 = 1 + 2x + 5 + 2 (1)(the square root of (2x+5)
3x+10 = 2x + 6 + 2 (1)(the square root of (2x+5)
taking together the like variables we get.....
3x - 2x + 10 - 6 = 2(the square root of (2x+5)
x + 4 = 2(the square root of (2x+5)
again squaring both sides we get
(x + 4)^2 = [2(the square root of (2x+5)]^2
now we apply the earlier fromula on LHS i.e
(a+b)^2 = (a)^2 + (b)^2 + 2(a)(b)
here a = x and b = 4
on applying formula we get...
(x)^2 + (4)^2 + 2(x)(4) = [2(the square root of (2x+5)]^2

x^2 + 16 + 8x = 4(2x+5)
x^2 + 16 + 8x = 8x+ 20
subtract 8x from both sides ,,we get
x^2 + 16 = 20
subtract 16 from both sides ,,we get
x^2 = 4
taking square root of both sides we get..
either x = 2 0r x = -2

Now if you want to verify you answer ,,,you can put the values of x in the given equation and if you get LHS=RHS,,,this means that you answer is correct..
hope this will help you
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