document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4953>Question 4953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Square root of (2x-3) + x = 3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2458 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=2458\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282x-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+x=3  Subtract x from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282x-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=3-x    Square both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3 = 9-6x+x^2   Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-8x+12 = 0  Solve by factoring.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2)(x-6) = 0  Apply the zero poducts principle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2 = 0; x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-6 = 0; x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The roots are: x = 2,  x = 6<BR>\n" );
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