SOLUTION: Solve the following equation for x. [Do not report answers in decimal – leave them in radical form, and be sure to simplify radicals.
2(x – 5)^2 = 3
Question 67540: Solve the following equation for x. [Do not report answers in decimal – leave them in radical form, and be sure to simplify radicals.
2(x – 5)^2 = 3 Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Solve the following equation for x. [Do not report answers in decimal – leave them in radical form, and be sure to simplify radicals.
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2(x – 5)^2 = 3
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divide both sides by 2 & use the latter half of the "Complete the Square" method:
(x- 5)^2 = (3/2)
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Find the square root of both sides
x - 5 = +/-SqRt(3/2)
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x = 5 + SqRt(3/2)
and
x = 5 - SqRt(3/2)
