To solve the first equation, we can start by isolating one of the radicals:
√(x+2) = -√(2x-1) - 2
Square both sides to get rid of the square root:
(x+2) = (2x-1) + 4√(2x-1) + 4
Rearrange the terms:
2√(2x-1) = x - 3
Square both sides again:
4(2x-1) = x^2 - 6x + 9
Expand and simplify:
8x - 4 = x^2 - 6x + 9
Rearrange the terms to form a quadratic equation:
x^2 - 14x + 13 = 0
Now we can solve this quadratic equation to find the possible values of x. Factoring or using the quadratic formula gives us:
x = 1 or x = 13
We can substitute these values back into the original equation to confirm if they satisfy the equation.
For the second equation:
√(x^2-9) = 3x-11
x^2 - 9 = (3x-11)^2x^2 - 9 = 9x^2 - 66x + 121
8x^2 - 66x + 130 = 0
This is also a quadratic equation that can be solved using factoring or the quadratic formula. We get:
x = 2 or x = 8
To solve the first equation, we can start by isolating one of the radicals:
√(x+2) = -√(2x-1) - 2
Square both sides to get rid of the square root:
(x+2) = (2x-1) + 4√(2x-1) + 4
Rearrange the terms:
2√(2x-1) = x - 3
Square both sides again:
4(2x-1) = x^2 - 6x + 9
Expand and simplify:
8x - 4 = x^2 - 6x + 9
Rearrange the terms to form a quadratic equation:
x^2 - 14x + 13 = 0
Now we can solve this quadratic equation to find the possible values of x. Factoring or using the quadratic formula gives us:
x = 1 or x = 13
We can substitute these values back into the original equation to confirm if they satisfy the equation.
For the second equation:
√(x^2-9) = 3x-11
Square both sides to get rid of the square root:
x^2 - 9 = (3x-11)^2
x^2 - 9 = 9x^2 - 66x + 121
Rearrange the terms:
8x^2 - 66x + 130 = 0
This is also a quadratic equation that can be solved using factoring or the quadratic formula. We get:
x = 2 or x = 8
We can substitute these values back into the original equation to confirm if they satisfy the equation.