<PRE><B>Question 401123</B>
&amp;#8730;(5w+13) = &amp;#8730;(7w+4)


just square both sides to get rid of the square root signs


5w + 13 = 7w + 4 {squared both sides} 
5w = 7w - 9 {subtracted 13 from both sides}
-2w = -9 {subtracted 7w from both sides}
w = 9/2 {divided both sides by -2}
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