SOLUTION: what is the answer to sqrt(x-1)=3?

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Question 63666: what is the answer to sqrt(x-1)=3?
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the answer to sqrt(x-1)=3?
First lets square both sides to get rid of the radical and we have:
(sqrt(x-1))^2=3^2
x-1=9 add 1 to both sides
x=10
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sqrt(10-1)=3
sqrt9=3
3=3
Hope this helps. Happy holidays---ptaylor