SOLUTION: Solve the equation x/2 + 1 = sqrt(3) for both the exact irrational root and its rational approximation to the nearest tenth.

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Question 187260: Solve the equation x/2 + 1 = sqrt(3) for both the exact irrational root and its rational approximation to the nearest tenth.


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Add -1 then multiply by 2.




That's your exact answer. You can work a calculator as well as I can to get the approximation.

John