Question

sqrt{x-2} + 3 = x

how do you solve that?

answer is
\frac{ 7 pm sqrt{5} }{ 2 }

Answer 1

\[\frac{ 7\pm \sqrt{5} }{ 2 }\] thats the answer

Answer 2

i ended up with 77 in the square root any idea what i did wrong?

Answer 3

did that

Answer 4

\(\large\tt \color{black}{\sqrt{x-2} = x -3}\)

\(\large\tt \color{black}{x-2 = (x -3)^2}\)

Answer 5

youd end up with x^2 -7x-7

Answer 6

use the quadratic formula and im still getting the same as before

Answer 7

cuz its 49 + 28
and that adds up too 77

Answer 8

\(\large\tt \color{black}{it~~will~~be~~x^2 -7x+11}\)

Answer 9

x-3 squared is -9

Answer 10

you cant have a positive

Answer 11

unless im missing a step

Answer 12

\(\large\tt \color{black}{(a-b)^2=a^2-2ab+b^2}\)

Answer 13

yeah its x^2 - 6x -9 its the property of squares

Answer 14

wait really?

Answer 15

damn im just droppen the ball

Answer 16

\(\large\tt \color{black}{there~~will~~(+)~~sign~~before~~9}\)

Answer 17

well that solves my problem lol i can figure it out now haha thanks for the help lol

Answer 18

\(\large\tt \color{black}{x^2 - 6x +9}\)


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