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 - Section 7.6 - Radical Equations - Exercise Set - Page 561: 70

Answer

$x= 1$.

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} & \sqrt{x^2+3}=x+1 \\ & {[-1,6,1] \text { by }[-1,6,1]} \end{aligned} \end{equation} Let \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} f(x)&= \sqrt{x^2+3}\\ g(x)&=x+1\\ \end{aligned} \end{equation} A plot of the two function is shown in the figure. We see that the point of intersection between the graphs of the function is at $(x,y) = (1,2)$. This means that the solution is $x= 1$. Let's check. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \sqrt{1^1+3}& \stackrel{?}{=}1+1 \\ \sqrt{4}& \stackrel{?}{=}2 \\ 2&= 2\checkmark \end{aligned} \end{equation}
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