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Please help me solve: x=(√5x-6)?

x=(squareroot of 5x-6). Please HELP!! How would I square (squareroot of 5x-6)

Update:

5x-6 is under the root sign

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  • 1 decade ago
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    square both sides and it will end up like:

    x^2 = (5x-6)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If you square both sides, you get, x^2 = 5x - 6.

    Then rearrange this to give x^2 - 5x + 6 =0

    This factorizes to give (x-3)(x-2) = 0

    and so for this to be true, either of the brackets above must be zero,

    Hence (x-3) = 0 and x=3

    or (x-2) =0 and x = 2

    and so the result is x =2 and x = 3

    If you substitue these values in, you can see that these are the correct solutions

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    If 5x - 6 is all under the root sign (which is not clear from your post), then simply square both sides.

    x^2 = 5x - 6

    Then x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0 . Then factor and solve.

    ( )( ) = 0

    etc.

  • 1 decade ago

    you need the x's on one side, and the -6 on the other, so i THINK you can just put it like this (6=*squareroot*5x-x)...

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  • 1 decade ago

    you should define it more clearly i where does the square start and end.

    i got it like that: x = (sqrt(5x)-6)

    in this case it would be easy, just type into a calculator

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