document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=372500>Question 372500</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I having trouble getting this radical expression to solve. I do not have the root symbol so I will use the forward slash. I get different answers each time I try to solve. Can you please help me understand this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "/10 &#8722; 2x &#8722; /5x + 16 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/10-2x=3-/5x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(/10-2x)^2= (3- /5x+16)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10-2x=9-6/5x+16 + (5x+16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=9-6/5x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=6/5x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.1666=/5x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.1666^2=(/5x+16)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.03=5x+256<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-255.973 or -256=x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #265352 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=265352\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can just use sqrt(10-2x) to denote the square root function.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2810-2x%29=sqrt%285x%2B16%29%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2810-2x%29=sqrt%285x%2B16%29%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><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=-15-7x=6%2Asqrt%285x%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15-7x=6%2Asqrt%285x%2B16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%287x%2B15%29=6%2Asqrt%285x%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%287x%2B15%29=6%2Asqrt%285x%2B16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Square both sides again,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=49x%5E2%2B210x%2B225=36%285x%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"49x%5E2%2B210x%2B225=36%285x%2B16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=49x%5E2%2B210x%2B225=180x%2B576%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"49x%5E2%2B210x%2B225=180x%2B576%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=49x%5E2%2B30x-351=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"49x%5E2%2B30x-351=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two solutions:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Verify the solutions,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=117%2F49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=117%2F49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > would lead to a negative argument for the square root function, it is not a solution.<BR>\n" );
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