Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 7 - Section 7.6 - Radical Equations and Problem Solving - Exercise Set - Page 456: 92

Answer

no solution

Work Step by Step

The second line of the given solultion is wrong because when $4$ was transposed from the left side to the right side, it should become $-4$ and the right side simplifies to $-3$ (not $5$.) Hence, the correct solution is as follows: \begin{array}{l}\require{cancel} \sqrt{2x+3}+4=1 \\ \sqrt{2x+3}=1-4 \\ \sqrt{2x+3}=-3 .\end{array} For any $x,$ the left side of the equation above always results to a nonnegative number. This will NEVER be equal to the negative number on the right side. Hence, there is no solution.
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