document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=61519>Question 61519</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello Again!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can someone help me solve this problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\/2x-1-x=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(\/ is the radical sign) the radical sign is only over 2x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks in advance for your help!<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 #42346 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=asha><B>asha(30)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=asha><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=42346\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> given square root of 2x-1=x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "squaring both sides we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-1 = (x-2)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-1 = x^2 -4x +4   taking all the terms to one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get x^2-4x-2x+4+1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      x^2 -6x +5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "splitting the middle term so that sum is -6 and product is 5 we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      x^2-5x-x+5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     x(x-5)-1(x-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     (x-1)(x-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     x=1 or x=5 is the answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "good luck!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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