SOLUTION: Find solution to : [sqrt](2k-1) - [sqrt](k-1) = 1 So far I have added [sqrt](k-1) to both sides of equation in order to isolate one radical. Now I have to square both sid

Question 364929: Find solution to :
[sqrt](2k-1) - [sqrt](k-1) = 1
So far I have added [sqrt](k-1) to both sides of equation in order to isolate one radical.
Now I have to square both sides
([sqrt](2k-1))squared = ([sqrt](k-1) +1)squared
2k-1= ([sqrt](k-1)+1))*([sqrt](k-1)+1))
Somewhere later in my problem I think I am not simplifying correctly. I ended up with :
(k-1)/2 = [sqrt]k-1
so then I was back to squaring both sides of my equation

Found 2 solutions by amoresroy, robertb:
Answer by amoresroy(361) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(k - 1) / 2 = [sqrt](k - 1)
k -1 = 2 [sqrt](k - 1)
Square both sides of the equation
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k^2 - 2k + 1 = 4 (k - 1)
k^2 - 2k + 1 = 4k - 4
k^2 - 6k + 5 = 0
(k - 1) (k - 5) = 0
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k - 1 = 0
k = 1
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k - 5 =0
k = 5
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So the values of k are 1 and 5.

Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Transpose to get .
Square both sides: .
Simplify: .
Square both sides again: ,
,
or ,
then (k-5)(k-1) = 0, or k = 5 or k = 1.
Both satisfy the original equation, so the solution set is {1,5}.

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