SOLUTION: What is the solution set for: (square root of 4-2x) = x+1 Thank you in advance.

SOLUTION: What is the solution set for: (square root of 4-2x) = x+1 Thank you in advance.

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Question 1031834: What is the solution set for: (square root of 4-2x) = x+1
Thank you in advance.
Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

square both sides

add 2x to each side

add -4 to each side

Using the quadratic formula we get
two roots,
and
Substituting for x in the original equation does not work,
so our root is

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