SOLUTION: Write an equation and solve Five more than twice the square root of a number is 17. Find the number

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Question 1026552: Write an equation and solve
Five more than twice the square root of a number is 17. Find the number
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Write an equation and solve
Five more than twice the square root of a number is 17. Find the number
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2%2Asqrt%28x%29+%2B+5 = 17.

How would you start?

I'd start by distracting 5 from both side:

2%2Asqrt%28x%29 = 17+-+5 = 12.

From this point, you can complete the solution yourself.

Good luck!