document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=702148>Question 702148</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find all solutions to the equation x+sqrt(x-2)=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x+sqrt(x-2)=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8730;(x-2)=4-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2=16-8x+x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-9x+18=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-3)(x-6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6(extraneous root)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3<BR>\n" );
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