document.write( "Question 151655: i need help with radical t+12-t=0 and 5 radical x + 1 =3 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"sqrt%28t%2B12%29-t=0\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28t%2B12%29=t\" Add \"t\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t%2B12=t%5E2\" Square both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-t%5E2%2Bt%2B12=0\" Subtract \"t%5E2\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice we have a quadratic equation in the form of \"at%5E2%2Bbt%2Bc\" where \"a=-1\", \"b=1\", and \"c=12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for t\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F%282a%29\" Start with the quadratic formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-%281%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%281%29%5E2-4%28-1%29%2812%29+%29%29%2F%282%28-1%29%29\" Plug in \"a=-1\", \"b=1\", and \"c=12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1-4%28-1%29%2812%29+%29%29%2F%282%28-1%29%29\" Square \"1\" to get \"1\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1--48+%29%29%2F%282%28-1%29%29\" Multiply \"4%28-1%29%2812%29\" to get \"-48\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%2B48+%29%29%2F%282%28-1%29%29\" Rewrite \"sqrt%281--48%29\" as \"sqrt%281%2B48%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+49+%29%29%2F%282%28-1%29%29\" Add \"1\" to \"48\" to get \"49\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+49+%29%29%2F%28-2%29\" Multiply \"2\" and \"-1\" to get \"-2\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B-+7%29%2F%28-2%29\" Take the square root of \"49\" to get \"7\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%28-1+%2B+7%29%2F%28-2%29\" or \"t+=+%28-1+-+7%29%2F%28-2%29\" Break up the expression. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+%286%29%2F%28-2%29\" or \"t+=++%28-8%29%2F%28-2%29\" Combine like terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+-3\" or \"t+=+4\" Simplify. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the possible solutions are \"t+=+-3\" or \"t+=+4\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's check the possible solution \"t=-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28t%2B12%29-t=0\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28%28-3%29%2B12%29-%28-3%29=0\" Plug in \"t=-3\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6=0\" Evaluate and simplify the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the equation is not true, this means that \"t=-3\" is not a solution.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's check the possible solution \"t=4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28t%2B12%29-t=0\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28%284%29%2B12%29-%284%29=0\" Plug in \"t=4\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0\" Evaluate and simplify the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the equation is true, this means that \"t=4\" is a solution.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solution is \"t=4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2Asqrt%28x%2B1%29=3\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28x%2B1%29=3%2F5\" Divide both sides by 5.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B1=9%2F25\" Square both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=9%2F25-1\" Subtract 1 from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-16%2F25\" Combine the fractions.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solution is \"x=-16%2F25\"
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