SOLUTION: please help solve this equation: sqrt3x + 10 = 2x-5 thanks a bunch!!!

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Question 19925: please help
solve this equation:
sqrt3x + 10 = 2x-5

thanks a bunch!!!
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve:
sqrt%283x%29%2B10+=+2x-5 Subtract 10 from both sides.
sqrt%283x%29+=+2x-15 Square both sides of the equation.
3x+=+4x%5E2+-+60x+%2B+225 Subtract 3x from both sides.
4x%5E2+-+63x+%2B+225+=0 Solve this quadratic equation using the quaratic formula: x+=+%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F2a
x+=+%28-%28-63%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-63%29%5E2-4%2A4%2A225%29%29%2F2%284%29
x+=+%2863%2B-sqrt%283969-3600%29%29%2F8
x+=+%2863%2B-sqrt%28369%29%29%2F8
x+=+%2863%2B-+3sqrt%2841%29%29%2F8
x+=+63%2F8+%2B+%283%2F8%29sqrt%2841%29 or x+=+63%2F8+-+%283%2F8%29sqrt%2841%29