How do you solve $8=10 (sqrt x) + 3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-18T16:33:50

Subtract $3$ from both sides, divide both sides by $10$ , then square both sides to find:

$x = 1/4$

Given $8 = 10(sqrt(x)) + 3$

Subtract $3$ from both sides to get:

$10sqrt(x) = 5$

Divide both side by $10$ to get:

$sqrt(x) = 1/2$

Square both sides to get:

$x = (1/2)^2 = 1/4$

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