document.write( "Question 1033449: Solve the equation\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sqrt(2x+1)+5=sqrt(x+12)-8
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Algebra.Com's Answer #648091 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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Most of the work below is wrong having a mistake; I might fix and repost later:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%282x%2B1%29=sqrt%28x%2B12%29-8-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%282x%2B1%29=sqrt%28x%2B12%29-13\"
\n" ); document.write( "square both sides....
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B1=%28x%2B12%29-26%2Asqrt%28x%2B12%29%2B169\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B1-x-12-169=-26%2Asqrt%28x%2B12%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2x-1%2Bx%2B12%2B169=26%2Asqrt%28x%2B12%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%2B11%2B169=26sqrt%28x%2B12%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"180-x=26%2Asqrt%28x%2B12%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Square both sides AGAIN...
\n" ); document.write( "\"676%28x%2B12%29=180%5E2-360x%2Bx%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"676x%2B676%2A12=x%5E2-360x%2B180%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=x%5E2-360%2B180%5E2-676x-676%2A12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-676x-360%2B180%5E2-676%2A12=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28x%5E2-676x%2B23928=0%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You might need to check if one or both of those solutions work in the original equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "General Solution Formula for Quadratic Equation:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28676%2B-+sqrt%28361264%29%29%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "D=16*22579=16*67*337
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28676%2B-+sqrt%2816%2A67%2A337%29%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28676%2B-+4%2Asqrt%2867%2A337%29%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28cross%28x=338%2B-+2%2Asqrt%2867%2A337%29%29%29\" ---------check to be sure which of these work in case only one.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "*That solution is wrong. The correct results, not yet both checked, are x=24 or x=1012.
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