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Consider the equation √6x+3 = x-2. Squaring the left side and simplifying results in

right side and simplifying results in
Squaring the

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To solve the equation √6x+3 = x-2, we can start by squaring both sides of the equation:

(√6x+3)² = (x-2)²

Simplifying the left side of the equation, we get:

6x+3 = (x-2)²

Expanding the right side of the equation, we get:

6x+3 = x² - 4x + 4

Moving all the terms to one side, we get a quadratic equation:

x² - 10x + 1 = 0

To solve this quadratic equation, we can use the quadratic formula:

x = (-b ± √(b² - 4ac)) / 2a

Where a = 1, b = -10, and c = 1. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:

x = (10 ± √(100 - 4))/2

x = (10 ± √96)/2

x = 5 ± 2√6

Therefore, the solutions to the equation √6x+3 = x-2 are x = 5 + 2√6 and x = 5 - 2√6.

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