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honors pre-calculus homework, help!
find the sum of the roots of the equation (x-1)^1/2 + (2x-1)^1/2 = x
I have no idea, I just started a pre calculus course about 5 weeks ago and our teacher gave the people in honors problems we've never seen before so I'm not sure what would be a relevant equation
I know I need to put the problem in standard form before i can find the roots, but would that look like this:(x-1)^1/2 + (2x-1)^1/2 -x = y ? I'm not sure exactly how to start this one...
Homework Statement
find the sum of the roots of the equation (x-1)^1/2 + (2x-1)^1/2 = x
Homework Equations
I have no idea, I just started a pre calculus course about 5 weeks ago and our teacher gave the people in honors problems we've never seen before so I'm not sure what would be a relevant equation
The Attempt at a Solution
I know I need to put the problem in standard form before i can find the roots, but would that look like this:(x-1)^1/2 + (2x-1)^1/2 -x = y ? I'm not sure exactly how to start this one...