SOLUTION: Solve for x: (x+3)^2/3=4

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Question 129639: Solve for x:
(x+3)^2/3=4
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x+3)^2/3=4
3(x+3)^2/3=4*3
(x+3)^2=12
x+3=+-sqrt(12) sqrt of each side.
x+3=+-2sqrt(3)
x=-3+-2sqrt(3)
x= -3+2sqrt(3), x= -3-2sqrt(3)
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Ed