SOLUTION: x=2√x-1 the x-1 is underneath the radical sign

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Question 905553: x=2√x-1
the x-1 is underneath the radical sign
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x/2 = sqrt%28x-1%29
x^2/4 = x-1
x^2 = 4x-4
x^2 - 4x + 4 = 0
(x-2)(x-2) = 0, x = 2