document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27252>Question 27252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 square root a-2= square root 8a+1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14812 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bmauger><B>bmauger(101)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bmauger><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=14812\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm going to assume you mean <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3sqrt%28a-2%29=sqrt%288a%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3sqrt%28a-2%29=sqrt%288a%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > If you meant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3sqrt%28a%29-2=sqrt%288a%29%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3sqrt%28a%29-2=sqrt%288a%29%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or something else then you'll have to try asking again.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want to first square both sides (the inverse equation of squaring...) This gives us: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can distribute on the right:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearranging gives us:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Double checking:\r<BR>\n" );
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