document.write( "Question 937567: solve for x: x^(1/2) + 4x^(-1/2)=5
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Algebra.Com's Answer #570973 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28x%29+%2B+4%2Fsqrt%28x%29=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%28x%29%2Asqrt%28x%29%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29+%2B+4%2Fsqrt%28x%29=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28sqrt%28x%29%29%5E2%2Fsqrt%28x%29+%2B+4%2Fsqrt%28x%29=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Fsqrt%28x%29+%2B+4%2Fsqrt%28x%29=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+%2B+4%29%2Fsqrt%28x%29=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+%2B+4%29=5%2A5sqrt%28x%29\" .............square both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x+%2B+4%29%5E2=%285sqrt%28x%29%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B8x+%2B+16=25x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-25x%2B8x+%2B+16=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-17x+%2B+16=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x-1%29-16%28x-+1%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-16%29+%28x-1%29+=+0\"\r
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