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Question

Solve the radical equation square root of 3 x minus 2 end root equals x minus 4

hintHint:

Rearrange the equation and then solve for x.

The correct answer is: x = 9


    Complete step by step solution:
    Here given equation is square root of 3 x minus 2 end root equals x minus 4
    On squaring both the sides, we have left parenthesis square root of 3 x minus 2 end root right parenthesis squared equals left parenthesis x minus 4 right parenthesis squared
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    Now, this is a quadratic equation with a = 1, b = -11, c = 18
    Roots can be found with, x equals fraction numerator negative b plus-or-minus square root of b squared minus 4 a c end root over denominator 2 a end fraction
    x equals fraction numerator 11 plus-or-minus square root of 121 minus 4 cross times 1 cross times 18 end root over denominator 2 cross times 1 end fraction
    x equals fraction numerator 11 plus-or-minus square root of 49 over denominator 2 end fraction
    not stretchy rightwards double arrow x equals fraction numerator 11 plus-or-minus 7 over denominator 2 end fraction
    not stretchy rightwards double arrow x equals 9 text  or  end text 2
    Here, on substitution in given original equation we get the value of x = 9.