document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29115>Question 29115</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> square root 2x-5 = 1+ square root x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I understand I have to square both sides. Where I lose it is here:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "squaring 1 + square root x-3. My textbook has: 2times square root x-3 (end square root) + (x-3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15915 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=15915\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt%282x-5%29+=+1+%2B+sqrt%28x-3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt%282x-5%29+=+1+%2B+sqrt%28x-3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK, to remove at least some of the square roots here, you could square both sides, as:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is just like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Bb%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Bb%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - don't be freaked by the fact we have 2 terms of the right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Again, square both sides:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-7)(x-3) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so x-7=0 OR x-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x=7 or x=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This looks rather long, but i have written out every step on a different line so you can see everything.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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