SOLUTION: tell me if i did this problem correct
square root of 2x + 5 + 8 = 17
= square root of 2x + 13 = 17
= 2x + 13 -13 = 17 - 13 = 4
=2x = 4
__ __
2 2
x = 2
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Question 76615: tell me if i did this problem correct
square root of 2x + 5 + 8 = 17
= square root of 2x + 13 = 17
= 2x + 13 -13 = 17 - 13 = 4
=2x = 4
__ __
2 2
x = 2
Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
tell me if i did this problem correct
square root of 2x + 5 + 8 = 17
= square root of 2x + 13 = 17
= 2x + 13 -13 = 17 - 13 = 4
=2x = 4
__ __
2 2
x = 2
SOME OF THE THINGS YOU DID WERE CORRECT AND AT LEAST YOU GAVE IT A SHOT. FIRST OF ALL, IS THIS THE PROBLEM????
If this is the problem, then you should have gotten (and you got most of it)
square both sides to get rid of the radical
divide both sides by 2
CK
Hope this helps----ptaylor
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