How do you simplify $sqrt(2x+3)=6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-16T02:28:23

$x=16.5$

Square both sides of the equation:

$(sqrt(2x+3))^2=6^2$

$2x+3=36$

Solve by subtracting 3 from both sides of the equation:

$2x=33$

Divide both sides by 2:

$x = 16.5$

How do you simplify sqrt(2x+3)=6sqrt(2x+3)=6?