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Algebra Level 2

Solve for x x :

x + 12 2 x + 1 = 1 \sqrt{x + 12} - \sqrt{2x + 1} = 1


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The answer is 4.

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Áron Bán-Szabó
Jun 23, 2017

x + 12 = 1 + 2 x + 1 \sqrt{x+12}=1+\sqrt{2x+1}

x + 12 = ( 1 + 2 x + 1 ) 2 x+12=(1+\sqrt{2x+1})^2

x + 12 = 2 + 2 2 x + 1 + 2 x x+12=2+2\sqrt{2x+1}+2x

2 2 x + 1 = 10 + x -2\sqrt{2x+1}=-10+x

4 ( 2 x + 1 ) = ( 10 + x ) 2 4(2x+1)=(-10+x)^2

x 2 28 x + 96 = 0 x^2-28x+96=0

x = 28 ± 400 2 = 14 ± 10 x=\frac{28\pm \sqrt{400}}{2}=14\pm10

Since for x = 24 x=24 : 36 49 = 1 \sqrt{36}-\sqrt{49}=-1 , the only solution for the equation is: x = 4 \boxed{x=4} .

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