Help with a fairly simple equation

IronBird

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Hello,

I was wondering if anyone could show me the steps in solving an equation. In the following equation I must solve for x.

Equation:

πx - 3 = √(5x) - √(3)

π is pi
√(5x) is the quantity 5x and the 5x is under the square root symbol (so is the 3)
I added this key just to make the problem more readable, hope it helps

The correct solution is as followed:

3 - √(3)
_______ = x

π - √(5)


Hopefully someone can show me a step by step approach to this problem. I greatly appriciate it!
 
Move the terms so the x-terms are on one side of the equation and the plain numbers are on the other.

Factor out the x.

Divide off whatever is left with the x, to get x by itself.

Eliz.
 
If possible could you show me the step by step approach? What you get after each step, so I am sure I understand that I am doing it correctly?

Thanks!
 
IronBird said:
πx - 3 = √(5x) - √(3)
There is something wrong with your equation:
to get that solution, the 1st term on right should be sqrt(5x^2), not sqrt(5x).
 
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