SOLUTION: how do you solve the square root of 3x-1=5?

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Question 27124: how do you solve the square root of 3x-1=5?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve:
sqrt%283x-1%29+=+5 Square both sides of the equation.
3x-1+=+25 Add 1 to both sides.
3x+=+26 Divide both sides by 3
x+=+26%2F3 = 8 2/3
Or did you really mean:
sqrt%283x%29+-+1+=+5 ? If so, then first add 1 to both sides.
sqrt%283x%29+=+6 Now square both sides.
3x+=+36 Divide both sides by 3.
x+=+12
If the second case is the problem, then you should have written: sqrt(3x) - 1 = 5