SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: 2 square root 3-w and -w out of the radical = 0 I squared both sides to get rid of radical and it left me with 4*3-w=0+w squared. Now I'm stuck

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Question 414463: Please help me solve this equation: 2 square root 3-w and -w out of the radical = 0 I squared both sides to get rid of radical and it left me with 4*3-w=0+w squared. Now I'm stuck I'm not sure what to do now.
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


You got to:



which is almost correct:

Where you should have gotten was:



Then



Then



Then factor. Hint 6 + (-2) = 4 and 6 * (-2) = -12


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