SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation:{{{ x-2 squrt(x)=8}}}

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Question 560344: Please help me solve this equation:+x-2+squrt%28x%29=8
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x-2 squrt(x)=8
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That doesn't look like a quadratic
but it is one.
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(sqrt(x))^2 - 2sqrt(x) - 8 = 0
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Factor:
(sqrt(x)-4)(sqrt(x)+2) = 0
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sqrt(x) = 4 or sqrt(x) = -2
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x = 2 or x = i*sqrt(2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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