Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-742-0

Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Test - Page 181: 9

Answer

$-3,1$.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Rewrite the equation as $\sqrt {-2x+3}=3-\sqrt {x+3}$ Step 2. Take square on both sides to get $-2x+3=9-6\sqrt {x+3}+x+3\longrightarrow 6\sqrt {x+3}=3x+9 \longrightarrow 2\sqrt {x+3}=x+3$ Step 3. Take square on both sides again to get $4(x+3)=x^2+6x+9 \longrightarrow x^2+2x-3=0$ Step 4. Factor the equation to get $(x+3)(x-1)=0$, we have $x=-3$ and $x=1$ Step 5. Check the above answers and we find that they both fit the original equation, thus the solutions are $x=-3$ and $x=1$.
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