How do you solve $sqrt(3-2x)/sqrt(5x) = 2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-27T21:33:23

$x = 3/22$

As there is only one term on the left hand side, you can get rid of the square roots by squaring both sides.

This gives: $(3-2x)/(5x) = 4$

$3 - 2x = 5x xx 4$

$3 = 20x + 2x$

$3 = 22x$

$x = 3/22$

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