SOLUTION: Can I get help with the following radical equation: Thank you very much! square root 7x+2 = x+2 answer choices: a. 2 b. (1,2) These are the squiggly parenthesis c. (1, 3) T

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Question 91614: Can I get help with the following radical equation:
Thank you very much!
square root 7x+2 = x+2
answer choices:
a. 2
b. (1,2) These are the squiggly parenthesis
c. (1, 3) These are the squiggly parenthesis
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squaring both sides gives 7x+2=x^2+4x+4 ... 0=x^2-3x+2 ... factoring gives (x-1)(x-2)=0 ... so x=1 and x=2 ... solution b

the squiggly parentheses indicate the solution set