document.write( "Question 691072: Please help solve this !\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "√(3x^2 )+10x-5=0\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #426545 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)\"\" \"About 
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\"sqrt%283x%5E2%29+%2B+10x+-+5+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Add 5 and subtract 10x from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%283x%5E2%29+=+-10x+%2B+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Square both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%283x%5E2%29%29%5E2\" = \"%28-10x%2B5%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "FOIL the right side
\n" ); document.write( "3x^2 = 100x^2 - 50x - 50x + 25
\n" ); document.write( "0 = 100x^2 - 3x^2 - 100x + 25
\n" ); document.write( "A quadratic equation
\n" ); document.write( "97x^2 - 100x + 25 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "Use the quadratic formula to solve this a=97;b=-100;c=25
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-%28-100%29+%2B-+sqrt%28-100%5E2-4%2A97%2A25+%29%29%2F%282%2A97%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28100+%2B-+sqrt%2810000-9700+%29%29%2F194+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28100+%2B-+sqrt%28300+%29%29%2F194+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28100+%2B+17.32%29%2F194+\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"117.32%2F194\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = .6047
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28100+-+17.32%29%2F194+\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"82.68%2F194\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = .4262
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\n" ); document.write( "but only x=.4262 checks out in the original equation:
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%283%2A.4262%5E2%29+%2B+10%28.4262%29+-+5+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28.545%29+%2B+4.262+-+5+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( ".7382 + 4.262 - 5 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "so only x = .4262 is the solution\r
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