document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=762284>Question 762284</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I was wondering for equation,sqrt(3y+7)= y+1, y =-2&3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 because you would get sqrt(3(-2)+7)=-2+1 ==>sqrt (1)=-1, and this works because sqrt 1= -1^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So would -2 be one of the solutions? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283y%2B7%29=+y%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283y%2B7%29=+y%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....square both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2%2B2y-3y-6=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2%2B2y-3y-6=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....group to factor\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solutions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y-3%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y-3%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > => <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y%2B2%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y%2B2%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > => <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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