document.write( "Question 1121373: solve in R: x= 12-sqrt(12-sqrt(x)) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #737236 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\"x=+12-sqrt%2812-sqrt%28x%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x-+12=sqrt%2812-sqrt%28x%29%29\" .......square both sides\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"%28x-+12%29%5E2=%28sqrt%2812-sqrt%28x%29%29%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5E2-+24x%2B144=+12-sqrt%28x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-+24x%2B144-12=+-sqrt%28x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-+24x%2B132=+-sqrt%28x%29\" .....square both sides\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-+24x%2B132%29%5E2=+%28-sqrt%28x%29+%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E4+-+48+x%5E3+%2B+840+x%5E2+-+6336+x+%2B+17424=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^4 - 48 x^3 + 840 x^2 - 6336 x-x + 17424=0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E4+-+48+x%5E3+%2B+840+x%5E2+-+6337+x+%2B+17424=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2823%2B3sqrt%285%29%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2823-3sqrt%285%29%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if you verify solutions, you will notice that only \"x=9\" will make \"+x=+12-sqrt%2812-sqrt%28x%29%29\" true\r
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