SOLUTION: solve: square root(x-3)+5=x

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Question 550296: solve: square root(x-3)+5=x
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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sqrt%28x-3%29%2B5=x
+sqrt%28x-3%29=+x-5
take the square
x-3 = (x-5)^2
x-3 = x^2-10x+25
x^2-11x+28=0
(x-7)(x-4)=0
x= 7 or 4