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#1 Help Me ! » Square root problem » 2012-12-19 13:01:58

Frublox
Replies: 4

Got this problem on a test:
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12 + √2x-1 = 4

Okay, so then I subtract 12 from both sides:
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√2x-1 = -8
2x - 1 = 64   I then square both sides...
2x = 65        Add 1 to each side
x = 65/2       Divide both sides by two.

However, that answer doesn't work. Are there simply no solutions, then?

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