document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978097>Question 978097</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> &#8730;x&#8730;-3+&#8730;x&#8730;2=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure how to get answer. I tried squaring the both sides and moving the radicals to the right with the 5 but still can not get the correct answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The correct Answer is 7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #599579 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=599579\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Try steps this way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The solution should be simpler than that(repasted below this).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are initially TWO terms of sqrt(x).  Factoring the sqrt(x) should be your FIRST step.  You only need to square both sides ONE time...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(This process not needed for your example):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Isolate either of the radical TERMS;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square both sides and simplify;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "isolate the currently existing next radical term;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "again square both sides;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "continue to solve for x. </SPAN>\n" );
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