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Three times the square root of 2 equals the square root of the sum of some number and 8. Find the number.

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Answer:

10

Explanation:

You want a number such that the square root of the sum of it and 8 is 3 times the square root of 2.

Equation

The relation in the problem statement is ...

√(x +8) = 3√2

Solution

Squaring both sides, we have ...

x +8 = 3²·2 = 18

x = 10 . . . . . . . . . subtract 8

The number is 10.

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