Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Review Exercises - Page 577: 82

Answer

$x=2$

Work Step by Step

Simplify. $ \sqrt{2x-3}=3-x$ Take square on both sides. we have, $ (\sqrt{2x-3})^2=(3-x)^2$ or, $2x-3=9+x^2-6x+3$ or, $ x^2-6x-2x+12=0$ Thus, $x^2-8x+12=0$ Now, apply factoziation. $(x-6)(x-2)=0$ or, $x=2,6$ Plug $x=2$ in the equation $ \sqrt{2x-3}=3-x \implies \sqrt{2(2)-3}=3-2 \implies 1=1$ Hence, we can conclude that $x=2$ satisfies the expression.
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