SOLUTION: the radical sign over 3x + 2 = i would think i would just square it to eliminate the radical sign and my answer would be 3x + 2 but i am not completely sure....... in the Answe

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Question 146580: the radical sign over 3x + 2 =
i would think i would just square it to eliminate the radical sign and my answer would be 3x + 2 but i am not completely sure.......
in the Answer booklet it provides me 5 possible answers:
* will symbolize the radical sign
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A. * over 3x and then +2
B. (*3)x + 2
C. 3x + *2
D. *3x + *2
E. None of these
( My answer would be none of these because i think the answer might be 3x +2)

PLEASE HELP AND THANK YOU


Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Are you trying to simplify sqrt%283x%2B2%29 ???


Well if you try to square the expression, you'll get a totally new expression (ie one that is not equivalent to the original). So this means that you cannot square the expression. In fact, you cannot do anything to sqrt%283x%2B2%29. So I would say that sqrt%283x%2B2%29 is equivalent to E. None of these