document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=348136>Question 348136</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Problem 1: (&#8730;x+4) +2 = (&#8730;x + 20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I know the answer is 5, but do not understand how to work the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem 2: (5&#8730;x-2) -3 = (&#8730;19x-29)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do you get 27 as the answer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hi,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I am understanding your question properly:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SQUARE BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "squaring left side gives:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "squaring right gives (x+20)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Result of squaring both sides of the equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplifying<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SQUARING BOTH SIDES OF THIS EQUATION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is solved as above: fist Squaring both sides of the equation, simplifying and once again squaring both sides of the equation to solve for x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25x-50+-+30sqrt%28x-2%29+=+19x-38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25x-50+-+30sqrt%28x-2%29+=+19x-38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-30sqrt%28x-2%29+=+12-6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-30sqrt%28x-2%29+=+12-6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286x-12%29=+30sqrt%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286x-12%29=+30sqrt%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29=+5sqrt%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29=+5sqrt%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SQUARE BOTH SIDES<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-4x+%2B4+=+25x-50%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-4x+%2B4+=+25x-50%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-29x+%2B54=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-29x+%2B54=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factor<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=27 or x=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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