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document.write( "sqrt(4x+5) = 2 + sqrt(2x-1)
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document.write( "I wonder why the other person chose to write a novel for this problem!\r
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document.write( "         , with 
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document.write( "        --- Squaring both sides of equation
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document.write( "           ---- Squaring both sides of equation
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document.write( "  (x - 5)(x - 1) = 0
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document.write( "   x - 5 = 0      OR       x - 1 = 0
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document.write( "      x = 5      OR          x = 1
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document.write( "Both solutions are ACCEPTABLE, as

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