SOLUTION: the square root of 2x plus three minus the square root ofx plus one equals one

Question 85836: the square root of 2x plus three minus the square root ofx plus one equals one
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the square root of 2x plus three minus the square root ofx plus one equals one
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Here it is step-by-step, the idea is to perform algebra operations that will get rid of the radicals; Leaving us with a quadratic equation that we solve
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- = 1
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add to both sides
= + 1
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Square both sides:
2x + 3 = (x+1) + 2*sqrt(x+1) + 1; FOILed [(sqrt(x+1) + 1] * [sqrt(x+1) + 1]
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2x + 3 = x + 2 + 2*sqrt(x+1)
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2x - x + 3 - 2 = 2*sqrt(x+1)
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x + 1 = 2*Sqrt(x+1)
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Square both sides again:
x^2 + 2x + 1 = 4(x+1); FOILed (x+1)*(x+1)
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x^2 + 2x + 1 = 4x + 4
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x^2 + 2x - 4x + 1 - 4 = 0
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x^2 - 2x - 3 = 0
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Factors to:
(x - 3)(x + 1 ) = 0
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x = +3
and
x = -1
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Check both solutions by substitution in the original equation.
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