College Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Summary, Review, and Test - Cumulative Review Exercises (Chapters 1-5) - Page 587: 11

Answer

$x = 3$ or $x = 4$

Work Step by Step

$$\sqrt {x^{2} - 3x} = 2x - 6$$ $(\sqrt {x^{2} -3x})^{2} = (2x - 6)^{2}$ $(x^{2} - 3x) = (4x^{2} - 24x + 36)$ $0 = 4x^{2} - x^{2} - 24x + 3x + 36$ $0 = 3x^{2} -21x +36$ $0 = 3(x^{2} - 7x + 12)$ $0 = x^{2} - 7x + 12$ since two factors of 12 that, when added, give 7, are $3$ and $3$, we can factorize the equation in the following manner: $0 = (x - 3)(x - 4)$ where: $(x - 3) = 0$ or $(x - 4) = 0$ $x = 3$ or $x = 4$
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