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Algebra.Com's Answer #64393 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! First I remove the radical from the equation by squaring both sides = x - 1 = x^2 - 6x + 9. Next I need to make the equation equal to zero = 0 = x^2 - 7x + 10. Then I need to factor (x - 2)(x - 5). When I plug -2 back into check I end up with radical -3 = -5 and when I plug -5 I end up with radical -6 = -8. Therefore is it true this equation has no solution? \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "Then you factor to get: \n" ); document.write( "(x-2)(x-5)=0 \n" ); document.write( "Since the product is zero one of these factors must be zero: \n" ); document.write( "If x-2=0, x=2 \n" ); document.write( "If x-5=0, x=5 \n" ); document.write( "The solutions you need to test are x=2 or x=5 \n" ); document.write( "================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |