document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43577>Question 43577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation: x-3-sqrt of x-1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is one of the following: A.x=1,7  B.x=2,5  C.x=5  D.x=7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt(x-1)=x-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-1=x^2-6x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-7x+10=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5)(x-2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 or x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Checking these answers in the original equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you will find that x=5 is a solution but x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is extraneous solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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