document.write( "Question 88560: solve and check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "SQRT of x-1 =x-3 \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"sqrt%28x+-+1%29+=+%28x+-+3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+-+1+=+%28x+-+3%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+-+1+=+x%5E2+-+6x+%2B+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0+=+x%5E2+-+7x+%2B+10\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0+=+%28x+-+2%29%28x+-+5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = 2 and x = 5
\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "a. $\"sqrt%28x+-+1%29+=+%28x+-+3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%282+-+1%29+=+%282+-+3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%281%29+=+-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Wrong
\n" ); document.write( "b. $\"sqrt%28x+-+1%29+=+%28x+-+3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%285+-+1%29+=+%285+-+3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sqrt%284%29+=+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Correct
\n" ); document.write( "~ Answer: x = 5
\n" ); document.write( " $\"graph%28300%2C300%2C-6%2C6%2C-6%2C6%2Csqrt%28x+-+1%29%2C%28x+-+3%29%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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