document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=994111>Question 994111</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> square root of 5 more than twice a number 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 #613350 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=613350\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7 = 2x + sqrt(5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 2x from both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 - 2x = sqrt(5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "square both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7-2x)^2 = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify the left side of the equation by squaring it to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "49 - 28x + 4x^2 = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 5 from both sides of the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "49 - 5 - 28x + 4x^2 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44 - 28x + 4x^2 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rearrange the terms in descending order to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2 - 28x + 44 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factor out the gcf to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 * (x^2 - 7x + 11) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 4 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 7x + 11 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factor the quadratic using the quadratic formula to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4.618 and x = 2.382\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answers are rounded to the third decimal place.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's some info on the quadratic formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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