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document.write( "&#8730;X &#8722; 2  + 1 = 6\r<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 #211301 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=211301\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It's a little difficult to understand what your problem actually is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm guessing that it is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 1 = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If that's true, then you solve it by doing the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 1 from both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2 = 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add 2 to both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Confirm this answer is good by plugging it into the original equation to see if the equation is true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The original equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 1 = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Replace x with 27 in this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2827-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2827-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 1 = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify this to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2825%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2825%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 1 = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify further to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 + 1 = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify further to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 = 6 which is true, confirming that your answer of x = 27 is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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