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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve. Check for extraneous solutions. (x + 3)^1/2 – 1 = x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not understanding this at all.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so if I add 1 to both sides, that will cancel out the x?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry I'm really bad at algebra., so I'm still trying to get the hang of this.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I haven't completed step 2 yet

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when I square both sides I get 0.134 I must be doing this completely wrong.

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