document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1017937>Question 1017937</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x: 2x+7[sqrt(x)]-15=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #802376 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><B>CubeyThePenguin(3113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><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=CubeyThePenguin><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=802376\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let sqrt(x) = a.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2a^2 + 7a - 15 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2a-3)(a+5) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 3/2 and a = -5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One solution is extraneous: (a cannot be negative)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 3/2, so x = 9/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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