document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62331>Question 62331</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sqrt(3x-5) - sqrt(x+7)=2 solve for x...may be more than one answer </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #854045 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(53742)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=854045\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt(3x-5) - sqrt(x+7)=2 solve for x...may be more than one answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The answer in the post by @jai_kos, giving two solutions x= 2  and x= 18, is incorrect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Of two possible values, x= 2 and x= 18, only x= 18 is the actual solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Other value, x= 2, is EXTRANEOUS solution, which does not satisfies the original equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This extraneous solution should be rejected at the checking process, which @jai_kos neglected to make.\r<BR>\n" );
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