Question

Solve: sqrt 4x+1 - sqrt x-2 = 3

Answer 1

square every term in the equation

then collect like terms

and then solve for x

Answer 2

use the rule

\[(\sqrt{x})^2 = x\]

Answer 3

is the answer supposed to be x=10/3?

Answer 4

if the original problem is

\[\Large \sqrt{4x+1}-\sqrt{x-2} = 3\]

then there are 2 solutions and they are both whole numbers