Answer
$x=\frac{4}{5}$
Work Step by Step
Applying the rules of radicals:
$\frac{5}{\sqrt 8-2}=\frac{\sqrt 8+2}{x}$
$(\sqrt 8)^2-2^2=5x$
$5x=4$
$x=\frac{4}{5}$
Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)
by Charles, Randall I.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133281140
ISBN 13:
978-0-13328-114-9
Chapter 10 - Radical Expressions and Equations - Mid-Chapter Quiz - Page 632: 29
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