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Question 56514: Please help me solve this equation:
sqrt(x)+sqrt(x-36)=2
This is what I have so far:
sqrt (x-36)= 2-sqrt(x)
(x-36)=4-4(-sqrt(x))+x
-40=-4(-sqrt(x))
-10=-sqrt(x)
100=-x
This does not check. Where did I go wrong?
Thank You so much.
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Question 58709: The Modern Grocery has cashews that sell for $3.50 a pound and peanuts that sell for $2.25 a pound. How much of each must Albert, the grocer, mix to get 50 pounds of mixture that he can sell for $3.00 per pound. Express the problem as a system of linear equations and solve using the method of your choice to find the solution of the problem. (Identify your variables and show all work.)
I tried: PRICE 3.5c + 2.25p = 150
AMT c + p = 50
c- cashews p-peanuts
I got p- 9.09 lbs
C- 40.91 lbs
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Question 59007: what number is larger: sq rt of 7 + sq rt of 10 or sq rt of 3 + sq rt of 19?
I just dont undertand this problem. I know you are supposed to factor if number is not a perfect sqaure but these are prime numbers. help me please!!
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Question 59744: If you were given the values for y and z, wrie out in words, the steps that you would go through to find the value for the varibale x in the following equation x= square root of y^2-4yz
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