Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

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: 30

Answer

$x=6(\sqrt 10-\sqrt 5)$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{x}{\sqrt 10}=\frac{3\sqrt 2}{\sqrt 2+1}$ $(\sqrt 2+1)x=6\sqrt 5$ $x=\frac{6\sqrt 5}{\sqrt 2+1}$ Multiply the right side with $\frac{\sqrt 2-1}{\sqrt 2-1}$ $x=\frac{6\sqrt 5(\sqrt 2-1)}{2-1}$ $x=6\sqrt 10-6\sqrt 5$ $x=6(\sqrt 10-\sqrt 5)$
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