SOLUTION: Could someone please help solve this equation: p= sqrt (2p-1) thanx

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Question 25790: Could someone please help solve this equation: p= sqrt (2p-1)
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Answer by atif.muhammad(135) About Me  (Show Source):
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p= sqrt (2p-1)
p^2 = 2p - 1
p^2 - 2p + 1 = 0
p^2 - p - p + 1 = 0
p(p-1) - 1(p-1) = 0
(p-1)(p-1) = 0
(p-1)^2 = 0
p-1 = 0
p=1
Your answer is p = 1.