document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27124>Question 27124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve the square root of 3x-1=5? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14746 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14746\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283x-1%29+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283x-1%29+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x-1+=+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x-1+=+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 1 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+=+26 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+=+26\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+26%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+26%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 8 2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or did you really mean:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283x%29+-+1+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283x%29+-+1+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?  If so, then first add 1 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283x%29+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283x%29+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now square both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+=+36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+=+36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the second case is the problem, then you should have written:  sqrt(3x) - 1 = 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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